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Many elements on the Periodic Table got there chemical symbol from the latin name of the element. For example. Copper's chemical symbol is Cu, even though there is no u in copper.

This is because in latin, Copper is "cuprum."

Cuprum is Copper, which has the symbol Cu.

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Does copper oxide have ionic bonds?

Yes, copper oxide has ionic bonds. Copper oxide is formed between a metal (copper) and a non-metal (oxygen), resulting in the transfer of electrons from copper to oxygen to form ionic bonds.


What is the chemical symbol for copper?

Copper has Cu as its chemical symbol.


What is the atomic symbol for copper?

Cu, which is derived from the Latin word for copper, cuprum.


Is a bond between copper and fluorine a ionic bond?

Yes, a bond between copper and fluorine is typically considered to be an ionic bond. Copper is a metal and tends to lose electrons, while fluorine is a nonmetal and tends to gain electrons. In this case, copper would lose electrons to fluorine, resulting in the formation of an ionic bond.


What kind of bond is copper sulfate?

metallice bonding ================ Rather than metallic bonding, some might assume the bonds between copper and sulfate to be ionic. Keep in mind that there are no 100% ionic compounds. Bonds are not either ionic or covalent. Instead bonds like along a continuum and have characteristics of both. The bonds within the sulfate ion are clearly more covalent than ionic. So we are more concerned about the bonds between copper and oxygen. We can determine the percent ionic character in a bond from the electronegativity difference and this equation: %ionic character = 100(1-e(-DEN^2/4)) The electronegativity difference between copper and oxygen is 1.54. That translates to a bond that is about 45% ionic. Therefore, the bonds in copper (II) sulfate are more covalent than they are ionic. The bottom line is that solid copper (II) sulfate exists in a lattice of SO4 units and copper atoms in which the copper atoms are polar covalently bonded to oxygen.

Related Questions

What two ionic states can copper have?

Copper ions can have a +1 or +2 charge. They are represented by the following: Copper(I) ions are represented by the symbol Ca+ and Copper(II) are represented by the symbol Ca2+.


Is copper phosphate ionic?

Copper phosphate is an ionic compound.


Does copper oxide have ionic bonds?

Yes, copper oxide has ionic bonds. Copper oxide is formed between a metal (copper) and a non-metal (oxygen), resulting in the transfer of electrons from copper to oxygen to form ionic bonds.


Is copper 2 bicarbonate ionic or covalent?

Copper(II) bicarbonate is ionic. It is composed of a metal (copper) and non-metal (carbonate) element, which typically forms ionic compounds.


Is copper a covalent or ionic bond?

Copper is a metal. So it makes a metallic bonds. It is a transition metal.


Is CuS a ionic or molecular compound?

Copper(II) sulfide is an ionic compound.


Is copper (i) iodide ionic or covalent?

Copper iodide is an ionic compound.


What is the chemical symbol for copper?

Copper has Cu as its chemical symbol.


What is the symbol for spot copper?

(CU) is the symbol for spot copper


Is copper(i)sulfate a ionic or covalent?

Copper sulfate is an ionic bond. This is because copper is a metal, and oxygen and sulfur are non metals.


Is copper sulfate covalent or ionic?

Copper sulfate is an ionic compound. It forms when copper ions (Cu2+) bond with sulfate ions (SO4^2-) through ionic bonds, where electrons are transferred from one atom to another. This results in the formation of a positively charged copper ion and a negatively charged sulfate ion.


Is copper (I) phosphate ionic or covalent?

Copper(I) phosphate is an ionic compound. Copper(I) is a cation with a +1 charge, and phosphate is an anion with a -3 charge. The ionic bonding between these oppositely charged ions results in the formation of an ionic compound.