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Copper oxide (CuO)

Copper oxide (CuO) is black to brownish-black amorphous or crystalline powder or granules.

CAS 1317-38-0 CuO 79.55 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Copper oxide (CuO) is

Copper oxide (CuO) is black to brownish-black amorphous or crystalline powder or granules. Its molecular formula is CuO and its molecular weight is 79.55 g/mol. It boils at 1026 °C, melts at 1326 °C, is soluble in water.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Copper oxide (CuO) identifiers and molecular data

Copper oxide (CuO) CAS number and EC number

CAS number1317-38-0
EC number215-269-1
Index number (CLP Annex VI)029-016-00-6

Copper oxide (CuO) molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaCuO
Molecular weight79.55 g/mol

Other names for Copper oxide (CuO)

  • copper(II) oxide

03 · GHS classification

Copper oxide (CuO) hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Copper oxide (CuO) pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Copper oxide (CuO) hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Copper oxide (CuO) falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

Copper oxide (CuO) hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Copper oxide (CuO)
CodeHazard statement
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Copper oxide (CuO). The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Copper oxide (CuO)

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Copper oxide (CuO) issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Copper oxide (CuO) precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to Copper oxide (CuO). They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Prevention

What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.

Response

What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.

Disposal

What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Copper oxide (CuO) name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български меден(II) оксид
Spanish español Óxido de cobre (II)
Czech čeština oxid měďnatý
Danish dansk kobber(II)oxid
German Deutsch Kupfer(II)-oxid
Estonian eesti vask(II)oksiid
Greek ελληνικά οξείδιο του χαλκού (II)
English English copper(II) oxide
French français oxyde de cuivre(II)
Croatian hrvatski bakar(II) oksid
Italian italiano ossido di rame (II)
Latvian latviešu vara(II) oksīds
Lithuanian lietuvių vario (II) oksidas
Hungarian magyar réz(II)-oxid
Maltese Malti ossidu tar-ram(II)
Dutch Nederlands koper(II)oxide
Polish polski tlenek miedzi(II)
Portuguese português óxido de cobre (II)
Romanian română oxid de cupru (II)
Slovak slovenčina oxid meďnatý
Slovenian slovenščina bakrov (II) oksid
Finnish suomi kupari(II)oksidi
Swedish svenska koppar(II)oxid

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Copper oxide (CuO) GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Copper oxide (CuO), laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS09 Environment pictogram

Warning

Copper oxide (CuO)

  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Copper oxide (CuO) health hazards and exposure limits

Copper oxide (CuO) hazard summary

Acute copper poisoning after ingestion can cause liver injury, methemoglobinemia, and hemolytic anemia. Acute renal failure may result, secondary to massive hemoglobinuria. [Goldfrank, p. 1259] May cause irritation; Harmful by ingestion; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See Copper.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

Copper oxide (CuO) occupational exposure limits

US occupational exposure limits reported for Copper oxide (CuO). PEL is enforceable (OSHA), REL is a recommendation (NIOSH), IDLH is the concentration at which escape becomes impossible without injury.
Limit Value Source
PEL 1.0 [mg/m3], as Cu Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
PEL TWA 0.1 mg/m3 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
REL TWA 0.1 mg/m3 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
IDLH 100.0 [mg/m3], as Cu Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
IDLH 100 mg/cu m (as Cu) Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
IDLH 100 mg/m3 (as Cu) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Copper oxide (CuO) properties

Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.

Copper oxide (CuO) boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 1026 °C (1878.8 °F) decomp HSDB
Decomposes decomposes NIOSH
Decomposes at 1026 decomposes DrugBank

Copper oxide (CuO) melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 1326 °C (2418.8 °F) HSDB
1227 °C (2240.6 °F) DOE PAC
1026 °C (1879 °F) decomposes NIOSH

Copper oxide (CuO) density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 6.4 g/cm³ CuO NIOSH
6.4 g/cm³ at 25 °C DOE PAC
6.315 g/cm³ at 14 °C HSDB

Copper oxide (CuO) solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Practically insol in water, alc; sol in dilute acids, alkali cyanides, ammonium carbonate soln; slowly sol in ammonia HSDB
SOL IN AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CYANIDE HSDB
Soluble in acids; difficultly soluble in water HSDB

Copper oxide (CuO) vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 0 mmHg approx NIOSH

Copper oxide (CuO) lower explosive limit (LEL)

Property Value Conditions Source
Lower explosive limit (LEL) Explodes when heated with powdered aluminum; anilinium perchlorate; hydrogen; magnesium; and phthalic anhydride. HSDB
CuO: Noncombustible Solid NIOSH

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Copper oxide (CuO) storage and handling

Copper oxide (CuO) incompatible materials

BORON REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH CUPRIC OXIDE AFTER WARMING, MELTING GLASS TUBING.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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10 · Questions

Copper oxide (CuO) — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Copper oxide (CuO)?

The CAS number of Copper oxide (CuO) is 1317-38-0. Its EC number is 215-269-1.

What is the chemical formula of Copper oxide (CuO)?

The molecular formula of Copper oxide (CuO) is CuO and its molecular weight is 79.55 g/mol.

What does a Copper oxide (CuO) label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Copper oxide (CuO) carries the pictogram Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is Copper oxide (CuO) flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Copper oxide (CuO) no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is Copper oxide (CuO) a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Copper oxide (CuO). Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

What is the exposure limit for Copper oxide (CuO)?

The US occupational exposure limit reported for Copper oxide (CuO) is 1.0 [mg/m3], as Cu (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.

What is the boiling point of Copper oxide (CuO)?

The boiling point reported for Copper oxide (CuO) is 1026 °C (1878.8 °F), decomp (HSDB).

What is the melting point of Copper oxide (CuO)?

The melting point reported for Copper oxide (CuO) is 1326 °C (2418.8 °F) (HSDB).

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