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Silver is more likely to tarnish near a petroleum refinery because hydrogen sulphide released from refineries, reacts with silver to form a black substance called silver sulphide.
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∙ 15y agoSulfur tarnishes silver, and there's a lot of it in the air around a refinery.
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Is tarnished silver a compound?
yes it is
What covers a silver spoon is kept in egg yolk?
Silver becomes tarnished with Ag2S, silver sulfide.
Why is silver rarely used for such purpose?
Silver can be reactive, but only with a few substances. For instance, silver can become tarnished when it is oxidizing.
Is Objects made of silver become tarnished a physical property?
Silver tarishes when it combines with oxygen in the air to beome silver oxide- a CHEMICAL change.
Is tarnishing a physical change?
chemical, e.g. if you have silver, and it tarnishes, the dark spots (the tarnished areas) are actually silver oxide. If it were a physical change, the silver would need to change states of matter. Into gas, liquid or plasma
Can you put tarnished in a sentence?
I have three items of tarnished silver jewellery
Why silver tarnishes more near a petroleum refinery?
silver reacts with residual gases of the petroleum refining process, oxidises and gets tarnished.
Is a tarnished silverwared is a result of chemical change?
Yes. Tarnished silver is caused by the reaction of the silver with oxygen.
Does oxidized silver tarnish?
Tarnished silver is the same as oxidized silver.
Is tarnished silver a compound?
yes it is
Is tarnished silver a mixture element or compound?
compound of silver and oxygen.
Is Tarnished silver element compound or mixture?
compound of silver and oxygen.
Why does silver tarnish more in petroleum refinery?
silver gets tarnished near petroleum refineries because a gas called hydrogen sulphide is released from refineries which reacts with silver to form a black substance called silver sulphide.
What covers a silver spoon is kept in egg yolk?
Silver becomes tarnished with Ag2S, silver sulfide.
Why is silver rarely used for such purpose?
Silver can be reactive, but only with a few substances. For instance, silver can become tarnished when it is oxidizing.
Is tarnished silver a physical change or chemical change?
a chemical change
Is it physical or chemical change a silver spoon tarnished?
a chemical change
