In the Periodic Table of Einstein the penny is cleaned by the fruit acid dissolving the copper oxide tarnish the tarnish is then washed away which then shows the true beautiful penny beneath! Or just use sand paper.Also when the acid reacts with the tarnish or whatever you have on the penny the acids reaction is it almost like eats off the tarnish and cleans the penny!
Most juices contain a mild acid. It is the acid tha makes a penny shine.
This is the phosphoric acid.
Yes mountain dew can clean a penny because there are acids in the formula. towards the penny and an acid can clean a pennny..You can also use toothpaste on a cottan ball or ketchup. Using an acid to clean a penny will destroy the collecting value of the coin.
Vinegar contains Acetic acid that reacts with the copper in the penny.
Vinegar is a weak acid. If I remember my chemistry lessons of 40+ years ago correctly the action of an acid on a dirty penny should produce some sort of salty substance and water and the penny will then appear clean.
acidic acid
Soda pop is a mild acid, because of dissolved carbon dioxide. Acid dissolves the copper oxide tarnish that darkens the penny's color.
its an acid to prove it put a penny in a cup of cola and it will come out clean x by lauren.conway
The acid cleans the rust off of the dirty penny making it shinny sparkle clean yeah.
If I test 5 different juices, which one will clean a penny the best
Vinegar is acid.. Soda is sugar and carbonation.
the acidity breaks into the dirty molecules and cleans it off