2 Cu (s) + Cl2 (g) → 2 CuCl (s)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Cu0 - 2 e- → 2 CuI (oxidation)

2 Cl0 + 2 e- → 2 Cl-I (reduction)

Cu is a reducing agent, Cl2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Cl2
    • Names: Chlorine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular chlorine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

Products:

  • CuCl – Copper(I) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Cuprous chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cuproid source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu-lyt source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White powder, slightly green from oxidized impurities source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27