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What colour is copper oxide?

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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)

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