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Q 17.     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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A shiny brown coloured element is copper (Cu) and  on heating in air it becomes black in colour because of formation of copper oxide(CuO).

2Cu+O_2\rightarrow 2CuO

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