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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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'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
`underset(("Shiny Brown in Colour"))(2Cu)+O2overset("Heat")(rarr)underset(("Black in Colour"))(2CuO)`.
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