Copper can react with other elements, such as oxygen, sulfur, and chloride to form an ore, copper oxide (CuO); tarnish, copper sulfide (CuS); and the salt, copper chloride (CuCl2) used in many chemistry labs.
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) reacts with oxygen in the air to form sulphurous acid (H2SO3). This reaction occurs when SO2 dissolves in water, creating a weak acid known as sulphurous acid. Sulphurous acid is commonly found in the atmosphere as a result of industrial processes and volcanic emissions.
2Cu (s) + O2 (g) -----------------> 2CuO (s)
They were exposed to and reacted with oxygen in the air.
If you are referring to the greenish discolouration on exposure to the atmosphere it is called verdigris.
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Oxygen gas (O2) reacts with copper (Cu) to form copper oxide (CuO).
When copper sulfide is heated in the air, it is oxidized to form copper oxide (CuO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas.
Copper doesn't burn in a naked flame, but will simply turn black. This is due to its reaction with the oxygen in the air forming black copper (II) oxide CuO. Therefore, as the copper has now reacted with oxygen it will weigh more than it did.
Copper can react with other elements, such as oxygen, sulfur, and chloride to form an ore, copper oxide (CuO); tarnish, copper sulfide (CuS); and the salt, copper chloride (CuCl2) used in many chemistry labs.
When copper is burned in the presence of air, it forms copper oxide. Copper oxide can exist in different forms, such as copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) or copper(II) oxide (CuO), depending on the conditions of the reaction.
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Air is a mixture of mainly Nitrogen and Oxygen, the gases in air are not chemically reacted.
Copper reacts with oxygen in the air to form copper oxide. The most common form is black copper(II) oxide (CuO) which gives copper a black coating or tarnish.
When the product is with oxygen it will be copper oxide CuO. If it is with nitrogen it is copper nitrate.
CuCO3 + Heat --> CuO + O2 Green Copper Carbonate when heated will form Copper Oxide and Oxygen