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The actual tarnishing action is a chemical change, as a new compound (silver oxide) is formed.
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It is a chemical change. The tarnish is silver sulphide.
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Is the tendency of silver to tarnish a chemical change?
Yes. Silver tarnishing is a chemical change.
Is silverware tarnishing physical or chemical change?
Tarnishing is actually oxidation of the silver, so it would be a chemical change.
Is tarnishing silverware a physical change or chemical change?
It's a chemical change. The silver reacts with sulfur compounds from the air.
Is a silver teapot turning black a chemical or physical change?
It is a chemical change but it can be reversed since that cahnge is only on the surface. It is merely an oxidization that occurs when silver is exposed to oxygen and has no contact with oil (which blocks the pores of the metal from reacting with oxygen).
Is a silver knife and fork tarnish when they are exposed to air for several weeks a chemical or physical change?
Tarnishing of silver is the same process as rusting of steel . . . they are both chemical processes involving the formation of compounds with oxygen.
Is silver tarnishing a physical property a physical change a chemical change or a chemical property?
a physical property
Why is a silver platter tarnishing a physical property?
Silver platter tarnishing is a chemical change: a reaction with hydrogen sulfide.
Is silver tarnishing a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change.
Is tarnish of silver physical or chemical change?
The tarnishing of silver is due to a reaction with hydrogen sulfide. Because the end result of the tarnish is silver sulfide, it is a chemical change.
Is the tendency of silver to tarnish a chemical change?
Yes. Silver tarnishing is a chemical change.
Is silverware tarnishing physical or chemical change?
Tarnishing is actually oxidation of the silver, so it would be a chemical change.
Is the tarnishing of a silver bracelet a chemical or physical change?
Chemical change
Is tarnishing a silver physical or chemical change?
Chemical Change.--its tarnish!
Is tarnishing silver physical change or chemical?
Chemical Change.--its tarnish!
Is tarnishing silver a physical or chemical change?
Chemical Change.--its tarnish!
Is silver tarnishing a chemical or physical change?
no * * * * * A chemical process.
Is silver tarnishing is a chemical change?
Tarnishing is a chemical change. It results from the oxidization of silver exposed to oxygen in the air that produces a thin layer of silver oxide on the surface of the silver.
