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copper(I) compound [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
CONT

Copper(I) ... compounds are all diamagnetic and, with few exceptions, colourless. Among the important industrial compounds of copper(1) are cuprous oxide ..., cuprous chloride ... and cuprous sulfide ...

OBS

"Cuprous" was said of copper compounds in which the copper had a valence of 1.

OBS

Often used in the plural form, to designate all the copper(I) compounds as a whole.

Key term(s)
  • cuprous compounds
  • copper(I) compounds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
DEF

Composé monovalent du cuivre.

OBS

Souvent utilisés au pluriel, ces expressions désignent l'ensemble des composés monovalents du cuivre.

Key term(s)
  • composés du cuivre(I)
  • composés cuivreux

Spanish

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