What kind of chemical reaction is $2 C u + O 2 \to 2 C u O + 315 k J$ $2Cu + O2 → 2CuO + 315 kJ$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-13T22:00:29

Is it not an oxidation reaction?

And given the parameters, it is exothermic....

$2 C u (s) + O_{2} (g) \to 2 C u O (s)$ $2Cu(s) +O_2(g) rarr 2CuO(s)$ $;DeltaH_"rxn"^@=-315*kJ*mol^-1$

$Cu(0) rarr Cu(+I)$

What kind of chemical reaction is 2Cu + O2 → 2CuO + 315 kJ2Cu+O2→2CuO+315kJ2Cu + O2 → 2CuO + 315 kJ?