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the copper is oxidizing

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Q: Why do pennies get green in vineger and salt?
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Which dissolves in water first salt sugar or vineger?

salt


Do pennies get cleaner with orange juice or soda?

no they get cleaner with vineger at least that's what I know


Why does salt dissolve in vineger?

It's just like why salt dissolves in water


Is a copper penny turning green a chemical change?

You can also turn pennies and some other coins green by letting them sit overnight in a paper towel soaked in vinegar. and if you want to clan pennies to shine, put them in a cup of vinegar and salt dissolved. (I once tried cleaning them with a pinch of kosher salt instead and it dug a hole through the penny! -NOT RECOMENDED!!!)


Which one of these ingredients make bubble last longer salt sugar oil vinegar or glycerin?

vineger


Does salt clean pennies?

Salt and vinegar make a penny nice and shiny.


If the green color of the copper coating that covers the statue of liberty is different from the color of a typical copper penny what caused the statue of liberty copper coating to turn green?

Acid in the rain reacted with the copper to turn it green. That is why there is sometimes green on pennies. Acid in the rain reacted with the copper to turn it green. That is why there is sometimes green on pennies. Acid in the rain reacted with the copper to turn it green. That is why there is sometimes green on pennies. Acid in the rain reacted with the copper to turn it green. That is why there is sometimes green on pennies.


Can a mixture of vinegar and salt be separated by mechanical separation?

Oil and vinegar are a mixture. After a while they will separate.


Can you clen meth by drinking water vineger?

Can you clen flush two day's with water & vineger


What is a catchy title for a science project on turning pennies green?

Look at my green


What kind of liquid cleans pennies faster?

Vinegar with salt.


How does balsamic reduction happen?

Balsamic reduction is made when you put balsamic vineger (or black vineger) in a heat source. Fructose molecules come together, causing the liquidy vineger to be a thicker substance. As you probably know, if you put water and vineger in a cup, they seperate. That is why you cannot do this with your average water.