copper (II) oxide, or cupric oxide, CuO.What is the written balanced chemical equation for this reaction ???
Heating copper metal in oxygen will result in a mixture of both copper(I) oxide, Cu2O and copper (II) oxide, CuO. The higher the temperature, the greater will be the percentage of copper(II) oxide. Upon standing in air, Cu2O will convert to CuO. Therefore, copper(II) oxide is the preferred product. 2Cu(s) + O2(g) --> 2CuO(s)
