Types of Copper Oxide
What is copper oxide?Copper is a reddish metal with a very high electrical and thermal conductivity, only surpassed by the thermal conductivity of gold and silver. Copper has a low oxidation state in most compounds (+2 is usual). There are also some compounds with an oxidation state of +1. In the presence of air, the initial salmon-red color is converted into violet-red because of the creation of cuprous oxide (Cu2O). Then it blackens itself by producing cupric oxide (CuO) and, continuously expo