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The copper would have oxidized if it was completely submerged in vinegar why or why not?
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Why garlic in vinegar turns to green?
I turned white vinegar green by putting a 1969 penny in it for two weeks in the refrigerator. It turned green because of the copper in the penny reacting with the vinegar in a process called oxidization. The green was the copper oxide formed when the copper in the penny oxidized in the vinegar.
What does vinegar do to pennies if submerged for three days?
There is acid called ACETIC ACID it combines with the copper to form a copper acetate(the green coating on the pennies)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! coiol huh
Is copper ore oxidized?
Most copper ore occurs as copper in combination with oxygen, yes.
Which metal Zn or Cu can be oxidized easily?
Zinc is oxidized more easily than copper.
Why is the green stuff on the Statue of Liberty?
Its oxidized copper, basically the copper is "rusting"
The liquid phase of oxidized copper is considered an electrolyte?
No
Why do penny turn green?
The pennies turn green because they are open to the air, because they contain copper, and because copper turns green when oxidized.
Why do vinegar and salt clean iron oxide from pennies?
Vinegar and salt solution, the acetic acid from the vinegar dissolves the copper oxide. The copper from the copper oxide stays in the liquid
Does copper sulfate harm metal?
Under some circumstances some metals such as zinc can be oxidized by copper sulfate.
What will happen if copper dipped in a vinegar?
Copper reacts with the oxidilized copper on the penny.
How is Cu oxidized by atmospheric O2?
2Cu + O2 -> 2CuO Now you have an ionic bond because the oxygen has taken two electrons from copper into it's valance shell. Thus, copper is oxidized; loses electrons.
Why is a copper vessel covered with a green coating in rainy season?
The copper is oxidized by carbonic acid in the rain to form copper carbonate, a greenish solid.
