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That green stuff that shows up on copper is called verdigris, and is also known as patina. In addition to making your penny green, it's also what makes the copper Statue of Liberty look green!The process by which verdigris is made is called oxidation. Most of the time, when copper oxidizes, it turns dark brown, like most pennies you see. When saltwater is added (like in somebody's sweaty pocket) the copper turns green instead.
On careful heating of blue vitrol (cuso4) it losses its water of cristalisation............................
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The chemical name for Cu is Copper.
That green stuff that shows up on copper is called verdigris, and is also known as patina. In addition to making your penny green, it's also what makes the copper Statue of Liberty look green!The process by which verdigris is made is called oxidation. Most of the time, when copper oxidizes, it turns dark brown, like most pennies you see. When saltwater is added (like in somebody's sweaty pocket) the copper turns green instead.
The word is "oxidation", which in the case of copper is a three-step process where the copper oxidizes to copper oxide, then to cuprous or cupric sulfide, and then to copper carbonate. Copper carbonate is the green colored copper or patina that forms over time. The old name for this green patina is "verdigris".
On careful heating of blue vitrol (cuso4) it losses its water of cristalisation............................
For copper or some copper alloys coins the coating is hydrated copper carbonate.
Patina.
Blue vitriol is a very obsolete name for the copper(II)sulphate: CuSO4. Don't use in the future this term. Pentahydratated copper(II) sulphate: CuSO4.5H2O - bright blue color After the dehydratation of the above compound we obtain the anhydrous copper(II) sulphate: CuSO4 - pale green color.
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"Verde" is the Spanish word for "green".
Despite its name, the green gland is black.
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