A shiny brown-coloured element 'X' on heating in air becomes black in colour. Name the element 'X'?
A
Sodium
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B
Calcium
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C
Copper
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D
Aluminium
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Solution
The correct option is C Copper 'X' is copper (Cu) and the black-coloured compound formed is copper oxide(CuO). The equation of the reaction involved on heating copper is given below: