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A shiny brown coloured element ‘X’ on heating in air becomes black in colour.Name the element ‘X’ and the black coloured compound formed.

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A shiny brown coloured element ‘X’ on heating in air becomes black in colour.Name the element ‘X’ and the black coloured compound formed.

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The element 'X' is Copper (Cu). When Copper is heated in air, it reacts with oxygen to form Copper(II) Oxide, which is black in color.

Here are the steps of the reaction:

  1. Copper (Cu) is heated in air.
  2. The heat causes the Copper to react with Oxygen (O2) in the air.
  3. This reaction forms Copper(II) Oxide (CuO).
  4. Copper(II) Oxide is black in color, so the Copper turns black.

So, the black colored compound formed is Copper(II) Oxide.

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