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when copper is put with water it turns green like the statue of liberty it is actually a browny bronze colour but when water and other chemicals react with it, it chages colour to a green colour

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Copper does not corrode in water, but only at negligible rates, about 0.4 mm in over two centuries.This is especially true for copper alloys.

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