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When copper combines with oxygen to form copper oxide, the charge of the copper ion is

When copper combines with oxygen to form copper oxide, the charge of the copper ion is
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When copper combines with oxygen to form copper oxide, the charge of the copper ion is

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The copper and oxygen and oxygen atoms are not ions, and the bonds are more covalent than they are ionic.
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Cu(s)+O2(g)-->CuO
The copper ion will technically have a +2 charge
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