A Novel Method of Etching Copper Oxide Using Acetic Acid
What is Copper Oxide?There are two stable copper oxides, copper(II) oxide (CuO) and copper(I) oxide (Cu2O). Copper(I) oxide or cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is an oxide of copper. It is insoluble in water and organic solvents. Copper(I) oxide dissolves in concentrated ammonia solution to form the colorless complex [Cu(NH3)2]+, which readily oxidizes in air to the blue [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+. It dissolves in hydrochloric acid to form HCuCl2 (a complex of CuCl), while dilute sulfuric acid and nitric acid produ