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Describe a simple test that can be carried out in the laboratory to distinguish between manganese (IV) oxide and copper (II) oxide.

Describe a simple test that can be carried out in the laboratory to distinguish between manganese (IV) oxide and copper (II) oxide.

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sharon
Add separate small portion of each to boiling tubes containing hydrogen peroxide
MnO2 – effervescence occurs, CuO no effervescence// Add separate small portions to H2SO4(aq) CuO blue solution forms, MnO2 Colourless solution// Add HCl(aq) MnO2 effervescence//green yellow gas// colourless solution.CuO – no effervescence//green/blue solution//Add HNO3(aq).
sharon kalunda answered the question on May 17, 2019 at 10:58

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