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When heated in air, brown copper powder ...

When heated in air, brown copper powder turns black. This black powder would turn brown again when heated with

A

CO

B

`O_(2)`

C

`H_(2)`

D

`NH_(3)`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`H_(2)` is reducing agent
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