Copper(II) Oxychloride

Dicopper chloride trihydroxide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Cu 2 (OH) 3 Cl. It can be naturally found as the minerals atacamite, paratacamite, clinoatacamite, and botallackite. Dicopper chloride trihydroxide has been created industrially for a long period due to its variety of uses, which include being a fungicide, colouring agent in pyrotechnics, glass and ceramic pigment, catalyst, and a feed supplement for farm animals.

Synthesis
One common method of creating dicopper chloride trihydroxide is the slow addition of sodium carbonate or sodium, ammonium, or calcium hydroxides to a solution of copper(II) chloride with no stirring, as it could result in the compound losing the hydroxide ions.

Reactions
Dicopper chloride trihydroxide reacts readily with acids to form the corresponding copper salts.

It can also be used to create copper(II) hydroxide by reacting it with a solution of sodium hydroxide.

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