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CuCl and Cu2Cl2 are chemically equivalent compounds
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Is it true that CuCl and Cu2Cl2 are chemically equivalent compounds?
Yes. CuCl and Cu2Cl2 both refer to cuprous chloride (copper(I) chloride), making them chemically equivalent formulas for the same substance.
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Wikipedia: Copper(I) chloride. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper(I)_chloride
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Explicitly states cuprous chloride is 'CuCl or Cu2Cl2', establishing that both formulas refer to the same compound.
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Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Copper. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Copper
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