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Pennies don't rust. Rust technically speaking is iron oxide and pennies have little to no iron. They do however oxidize, tuning them green from the copper which makes up most of the metal they are made from.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNothing will make a penny rust because only things with iron in them can "rust", whereas a penny is made of copper plated onto zinc. But anything acidic or salty will cause the pennies to corrode. If you can bend, saw, or cut the pennies so the silvery colored zinc is exposed they will corrode much quicker.
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Does bleach get rust off of pennies and nails?
Yes and it also makes it shinier because of all the chemicals inside of bleach and the same way bleach can whiten your clothes it can also clean the rust off of your nails and rusty of pennies.
Is the stuff on pennies rust or tart?
kk
Do copper pennies rust in soda or vinegar faster?
Pennies don't rust; they're copper. They corrode. The phosphoric acid, carbonation and salt in soda will corrode a penny faster than the other liquids.
How fast will a penny rust in water?
Copper and zinc-plated pennies do not rust, because they're not made of iron. The only American pennies that could rust were the steel cents struck in 1943. You might believe that a penny is rusting but instead it is corroding! Yes, it does not rust it just corrodes.
With what liquid makes a screw rust faster?
vinger makes it rust faster because it has acied in it and tap water does not
Why does liquids make pennies rust?
pennies don't rust!
Does bleach get rust off of pennies and nails?
Yes and it also makes it shinier because of all the chemicals inside of bleach and the same way bleach can whiten your clothes it can also clean the rust off of your nails and rusty of pennies.
Do pennies tarnish or rust?
Tarnish.
How fast will a penny rust in pop?
Pennies do not rust because they are made of copper
Why do pennys rust?
In recent years pennies have been made of steel plated in copper, and steel is prone to rust. Older pennies were made of pure copper, or copper and zinc, which did not rust.
Is the stuff on pennies rust or tart?
kk
Do copper pennies rust in soda or vinegar faster?
Pennies don't rust; they're copper. They corrode. The phosphoric acid, carbonation and salt in soda will corrode a penny faster than the other liquids.
What makes a penny get rusted faster orange juice or?
what makes a pennies rust faster orange juice soda?I put the two new pennies in each cup.I waited 1 day .When I woke up I take out two spoons. Then I will put the two spoons in the two cups.Then I will take out the spoons with the pennies that became rusted.The penny in the soda got rusted faster.
How fast will a penny rust in water?
Copper and zinc-plated pennies do not rust, because they're not made of iron. The only American pennies that could rust were the steel cents struck in 1943. You might believe that a penny is rusting but instead it is corroding! Yes, it does not rust it just corrodes.
How does lemon juice help clean pennies?
the acid eats away the rust
Can copper pennies rust?
NO!!! Because they are made of copper NOT iron.
What makes a penny rust?
i know a penny can rust, but im not sure what makes a peny rust! i, too, hope to find out!
