Copper corrodes to cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, or cupric oxide, CuO, depending on environmental conditions. (a)

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Copper corrodes to cuprous oxide, Cu2O, or cupric oxide, CuO, depending on environmental conditions. 

(a) What is the oxidation state of copper in cuprous oxide? 

(b) What is the oxidation state of copper in cupric oxide? 

(c) Copper peroxide is another oxidation product of elemental copper. Suggest a formula for copper peroxide based on its name. 

(d) Copper(III) oxide is another unusual oxidation product of elemental copper. Suggest a chemical formula for copper(III) oxide.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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