Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Copper phosphide Cu3P also copper(I) phosphide cuprous phosphide cuprophosphorus and phosphor copper is a compound of copper and phosphorus a phosphide of copper. It has the appearance of yellowish-grey very brittle mass of crystalline structure. It does not react with water. Copper phosphide has a role in copper alloys namely in phosphor bronze. It is a very good deoxidizer of copper.Copper phosphide can be produced in a reverberatory furnace or in a crucible e.g.
