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Oxidation is what is seen in on Lady Liberty. If you want to be even more specific, the color of Lady Liberty is verdigris.
Other cases of oxidation can be seen if you look at pennies in a wishing well.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoCopper oxidizes to a green color. It is still copper.
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∙ 12y agobecause when water hits it from the rain outside, it causes a chemical reaction and makes it turn from brown to green. that's what happens to pennies too, after a while they turn green!
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∙ 13y agobecasue when copper is out it the weather it turns green..
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∙ 11y agoGreen is the color of oxidation or "rust" of the bronze metal that the statue is made of.
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∙ 13y agoThe statue of liberty use to brown because it was made of copper, but 100 years of water hitting the statue made it green
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∙ 13y agothe copper that is used in pennies.and then when the penny gets old or mixed with something (air) it turns green
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∙ 12y agoIt is just like anything rusting but on a larger scale
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What was the statue of liberty original color?
The original color of the Statue of Liberty was copper. The Statue of Liberty turned green because the weathering oxidized the statue.
Is the statue of liberty color change is a physical or a chemical change?
chemical - due to copper contact with oxygen copper oxide
What color was the Statue of Liberty in 1892?
The Statue of Liberty was brown, copper colored.
What color was the Statue of Liberty before green?
copper
What was the statue of liberty's usual color?
A color of a penny as it was made of copper.
Was the Statue of Liberty copper color before?
The statue of liberty was copper-colored when she was new. A patina formed over her as she aged due to exposure.
Why is liberty green?
. The Statue of Liberty is clad in copper, which corrodes to a green color
How does the statue of liberty's change relate to science?
There is a thin copper sheeting over the iron frame of the statue. The copper changes color due to the sea air from a copper color to a green. That is a chemical reaction when the salt in the sea air reacts to the copper.
What are two clues that a chemical change has happened to the statue of liberty?
The color changed; a copper carbonate hydrate is formed.
When the statue of liberty was first built what color was it?
Gold, as it was made of copper
What is the Statue of Liberty original color?
Copper (brownish)
How did Statue of Liberty tuned green?
The outside skin of the Statue of Liberty is made of copper. When it was first made it was the color of a penny. Over time the copper reacts with the water in the air to formal compounds that are green-blue in color.
