What is difference between CuO and Cu2O
What is the difference between CuO and Cu2O?CuO is copper oxide, and Cu2O is cuprous oxide. Copper oxide is insoluble in water and ethanol, soluble in acid, ammonium chloride and potassium cyanide solution, slowly soluble in ammonia solution, and can react with a strong alkali. Copper oxide is mainly used to make rayon, ceramics, glazes and enamels, batteries, petroleum desulfurizes, pesticides, hydrogen production, catalysts, green glass and so on. Cuprous oxide is an oxide of univalent copper,