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Is copper chloride a salt

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No. A salt is a product of a neutralization reaction between an acid and a base, or an acid and a metal, or an acid and a metal carbonate.

example: HCl+NaOH--->H2O+NaCl

copper oxide is created by adding oxygen into copper and heating. Not a neutralization reaction, therefore not a salt.

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No, most probably no. I've tried searching for it in the net but i didn't find any proof that CuCl is a salt. Try it yourselves and fid out. This is my first time anwering a question in Answers.com, LOL XD

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Copper is a metal.

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