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Copper want to give up it's valence electrons, therefore it is a positive cation when ionized. Answers appear to be 1+ and 2+. Typically metals have positive ions. The charge of copper can be determined by evaluating the anion charge(s) and then solving the cation side.

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Does cuprous oxide have a charge?

I think cuprous oxide has a charge of 1+, while cupric oxide has a charge of 2+. Cupric oxide is also more stable than cuprous oxide.


What is difference between cupric and cuprous?

Cupric refers to copper in the +2 oxidation state, while cuprous refers to copper in the +1 oxidation state. Cupric compounds are blue/green in color, while cuprous compounds are white or pale yellow.


What are two different charges copper can have?

Copper can have a +1 charge, known as cuprous ion, and a +2 charge, known as cupric ion. These charges depend on the oxidation state of copper in a compound.


How many electrons does cuprous ion have?

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What is valency of cuprous?

"Cuprous" is an archaic term for what today is called copper (I), Cu+1.


What is the valency of cupper?

Its Valency = 2the formula being CuOThe copper donates two electrons to the oxygen and forms one ionic bond.Added:There are two copper oxides, differing in color:if it is black powder, then it is copper(II) oxide CuO (cupric, more common, as in the mineral 'tenoriet')if it is red powder, then it is copper(I) oxide Cu2O (cuprous oxide, as in mineral the 'cupriet' and it occurs in 'Benedict's test' on reducing sugars)


What number is the positive charge in a cuprous ion?

The charge on cuprous ion is +2. It is written as Cu2+.


What is the role of Rochelle salt in the Fehling's reagent?

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Why cu2o and cuo are cuprous and cupric oxides respectively why not copper oxide?

These compounds can alternatively be named copper(I) and copper(II) oxides; these so-called "Stock system" names seem to be preferred by most current textbooks of chemistry over the designations cuprous and cupric.


Maltose will reduce cupric ion in Fehling's reagent?

Yes, it will. Maltose has a free aldehyde group in its linear form, then this aldehyde reduces Cu2+ forming the cuprous oxide (CuO) which is a reddish precipitate. This is the Fehling reaction.


What is the valency of chromate ion?

The valency of the chromate ion is 2-. This means that the chromate ion has a charge of -2.


What is the chemical formula for cuprous nitrate?

Actually, the answer Cu(NO3)2 is incorrect for cuprous nitrate. Cu(NO3)2 is in fact cupric nitrate. Cuprous nitrate is represented as CuNO3 alone.