How to make Copper(I)Chloride - CuCl

In this video i will show you how to make the chemical Copper(I)Chloride, which is a salt of copper. The chemical is almost insoluble in both water and ethanol, and will collect under a layer of water, since CuCl is much denser than water. The powder is white and burns with a bright blue colour. Copper(I)Chloride oxidizes fairly quickly in both water and air, but this kan be slowed down, by adding diluted hydrochloric acid. If you add concentrated HCl, the whole mixture will become a almost black liquid. If this liquid is diluted again with water (you will have to try adding water until the colour doesn't change anymore, since i don't know the ideal conc.).

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[chemicalwarfare224]

doesnt beaker A itself make CuCl? i mixed CuSO4 and NaCl and it made a light blue precipitate.

[ChemistryEnthusiast]

@chemicalwarfare224

First of all, sorry for the late response. I have not been a lot into chemistry lately, but I am back!

To explain your question, let me quote bla287's comment on this video:

"the blue Cu(II) ions kind of "react" with the Cl(-) to form green complex ions like [CuCl4](2-) etc. The Cu(II) must get an electron from somewhere in order to be reduced to Cu(I) like in CuCl (the chloride will not give away its e(-) to become Cl2, Cu(2+) isn't strong enough to "rip it away")"

[nickalisse]

@randyrox69 & @hhmm89, where did you see a video on copper chloride at NurtdRage??? I don't know on what internet your on, but it seems that it's not the same as ChemistryEnthusiast. Who, by the way, is trying to teach us something. Not only blabing about copper.

[ChemistryEnthusiast]

Thank you!!

[FlamingPolarBear]

bitch please i just did electrolysis

[iasedu]

How have to be one of the most Danish people on the internet.

[ivoryhalo]

Nice gloves and other PPE.

[steveu235]

@MrChemistrygod your attitude s ugly

[steveu235]

really nice video good work keep doing these experiments and sharing them with us

[spotlightman1234]

can I use sodium metabisulfate instead of sodium bisulfite. If so can you give tell me how much? your help is much appreciated :)

[LanthanumK]

Mix copper(II) chloride and ascorbic acid.

[Zink575]

@hhmm89 The expletives helped me get it. I appreciate you breaking this barrier of understanding.

[hhmm89]

@Zink575 Damnit you guys, I didn't say he broke the law or anything!

I merely pointed out that he used the same "paper showing username" method and same format and colour scheme of warnings as NurdRage

Try to fucking understand!

[Zink575]

@hhmm89 Nevermind, NurdRage has copywrited the use of paper. Good call.