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Which colour change is observed when dilute HCl is added to a beaker containing copper oxide?


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A blue-green colour is observed when dilute HCl reacts with copper oxide due to the formation of copper chloride.
Copper oxide is a base which reacts with dilute acids to give salt and water. The reaction can be shown as follows:

CuO(s)+2HCl(aq)CuCl2(aq)+H2O(l)

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