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    Synthesis (Copper Hydroxide)

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    Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding sodium hydroxide to a copper sulfate solution, but this produces a hydrate with impurities. A purer product results from adding ammonium chloride first. However, no process produces a completely pure product without decomposition into copper oxide. Copper hydroxide also forms when copper corrodes in moist air through a reaction with water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen to produce both copper hydroxide and copper carbonate.

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    Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding sodium hydroxide to a copper sulfate solution, but this produces a hydrate with impurities. A purer product results from adding ammonium chloride first. However, no process produces a completely pure product without decomposition into copper oxide. Copper hydroxide also forms when copper corrodes in moist air through a reaction with water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen to produce both copper hydroxide and copper carbonate.

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    Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding sodium hydroxide to a copper sulfate solution, but this produces a hydrate with impurities. A purer product results from adding ammonium chloride first. However, no process produces a completely pure product without decomposition into copper oxide. Copper hydroxide also forms when copper corrodes in moist air through a reaction with water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen to produce both copper hydroxide and copper carbonate.

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    Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding sodium hydroxide to a copper sulfate solution, but this produces a hydrate with impurities. A purer product results from adding ammonium chloride first. However, no process produces a completely pure product without decomposition into copper oxide. Copper hydroxide also forms when copper corrodes in moist air through a reaction with water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen to produce both copper hydroxide and copper carbonate.

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    Synthesis

    Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding a small amount of sodium hydroxide to


    a dilute solution of copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4 5H2O). The precipitate produced in this
    manner, however, often contains water molecules and an appreciable amount of sodium
    hydroxide impurity. A purer product can be attained if ammonium chloride is added to the
    solution beforehand. Nevertheless, it is impossible to obtain a pure product; processes for
    eliminating impurities lead to the destruction of the hydroxide, giving rise to the more
    stable oxide, CuO.[5] Alternatively, copper hydroxide is readily made by electrolysis of
    water (containing a little electrolyte such as sodium bicarbonate). A copper anode is used,
    often made from scrap copper.
    "Copper in moist air slowly acquires a dull green coating. The green material is a 1:1
    mole mixture of Cu(OH)2 and CuCO3."[6]
    2 Cu (s) + H2O (g) + CO2 (g) + O2 (g) Cu(OH)2 (s) + CuCO3 (s)
    This is the patina that forms on bronze and other copper alloy statues such as the Statue
    of Liberty.

    [edit] Reactions
    Moist samples of copper(II) hydroxide slowly turn black due to the formation of
    copper(II) oxide.[7] When it is dry, however, copper(II) hydroxide does not decompose
    unless it is heated to 185C.[8]
    Copper(II) hydroxide reacts with a solution of ammonia to form a deep blue solution
    consisting of the [Cu(NH3)4]2+ complex ion, but the hydroxide is reformed when the
    solution is diluted with water. Copper(II) hydroxide in ammonia solution, known as
    Schweizer's reagent, possesses the interesting ability to dissolve cellulose. This property
    led to it being used in the production of rayon, a cellulose fiber.
    Since copper(II) hydroxide is mildly amphoteric, it dissolves slightly in concentrated
    alkali, forming [Cu(OH)4]2-.[9]

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