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These calculations show there is no reason to suspect that recent anomalies observed in CuCl are due to the pure material. Defects and impurities in CuCl are studied to determine the role they may play. Oxygen is found to be the most likely impurity to contribute to the observed anomalies. Calculations show it may pressure ionize to free charge carriers and thereby contribute to the high conductivity of the anomalous IIa phase in CuCl. Uniaxial stress is found to enhance this behavior of oxygen when compared to hydrostatic pressure. No simple explanation for the anomalous diamagnetism observed experimentally is found. Energy band calculations are preformed on cuprous bromide to determine its electronic structure and to see if trends present in cuprous chloride persist in the bromide. 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Calculations show it may pressure ionize to free charge carriers and thereby contribute to the high conductivity of the anomalous IIa phase in CuCl. Uniaxial stress is found to enhance this behavior of oxygen when compared to hydrostatic pressure. No simple explanation for the anomalous diamagnetism observed experimentally is found. Energy band calculations are preformed on cuprous bromide to determine its electronic structure and to see if trends present in cuprous chloride persist in the bromide. 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