CuO + C → CO + Cu – Balanced equation

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This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Cu^II + 2 e^- → Cu (reduction)

C - 2 e^- → C^II (oxidation)

CuO is an oxidizing agent, C is a reducing agent.

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Reactants:

CuO – Copper(II) oxide
- Other names: Cupric oxide , Copper monoxide , Copper oxide
- Appearance: Black to brown powder
C
- Names: Carbon black , Acetylene black , Channel black
- Appearance: Odourless black pellets or extremely fine powder ; Black, odorless solid.

Products:

CO – Carbon monoxide
- Other names: Carbon monooxide , Carbonous oxide , Carbon(II) oxide
- Appearance: Colorless gas ; Odourless tasteless colourless compressed gas ; Colorless, odorless gas. [Note: Shipped as a nonliquefied or liquefied compressed gas.]
Cu
- Names: Copper , Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) , Cu
- Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air ; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid.