Dihydrogen reacts with CuO to give:

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Reaction of  with CuO:

Analysis:
-  is a reducing agent — it reduces CuO
- Cu²⁺ in CuO is reduced to Cu(0) (metallic copper)
-  is oxidised to

This is a classic reduction of metal oxide reaction. The black CuO is converted to reddish-brown metallic copper.

Why not Cu₂O? The reduction goes all the way to Cu(0) because H₂ is a strong enough reducing agent.

Answer: Option (2) — Cu(s)

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