Copper powder is taken in a china dish and heated over a burner.Name the product formed and state its colour. Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.
When copper powder is heated in air, it reacts with oxygen to form copper(II) oxide. Product: Copper(II) oxide (CuO) Colour: Black Chemical equation: \[2\text{Cu} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{CuO}\]