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!!!)
Pennies do turn green from oxygen gas eventually i kno i have a green penny
Pennies are not made of pure copper, they are an alloy of copper and other metals to prevent them from tarnishing green.
yes
Chemical, the resultant molecules have different structures and properties.
The reason that copper turns green is the same reason the metal rusts, oxidization. Both metal and copper oxidize when exposed to oxygen and this is a natural process. Copper that is exposed to the outside environment is more likely to turn green and that is why copper vases and decorative pieces in gardens are often green. Copper is a metal that does not react with water (H2O), but the oxygen of the air will react slowly at room temperature to form a layer of brown-black copper oxide on copper metal which looks like green sometimes...
The word is "oxidation", which in the case of copper is a three-step process where the copper oxidizes to copper oxide, then to cuprous or cupric sulfide, and then to copper carbonate. Copper carbonate is the green colored copper or patina that forms over time. The old name for this green patina is "verdigris".
When copper is placed in salt water, a chemical reaction causes the copper to turn a blue-green color: this is called copper chloride. If you leave copper in salt water long enough beside the change of color, you should also see a blue-green film or powder appear. This is normal.
An unprotected copper vessel will turn green eventually due to several chemical reactions, regardless of the environment. The wetness of the rainy season simply speeds up the chemical process. The process by which copper turns green in color is due to the slow oxidation of the copper metal into its oxides. Initially copper oxide forms (reddish), replaced by cuprous and cupric sulfide (color varies), and finally by copper carbonate (greenish). The final copper carbonate is highly resistant to corrosion and hence the vessel will remain green.
It is a chemical change.
It is a chemical change because chemical reactions are involved; copper become hydrated copper carbonate.
No its a chemical change because the acid in the rain reacts with the copper in the statue having a reaction oxidizing it and turning it green.
Yes it is a chemical change Because colour is changing and a new substance is forming and it's irreversible.
Chemical because it is being exposed to another compound and forming a new substance
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First, copper doesn't "turn green," it reacts with oxygen in the air to form copper oxide. This is a chemical change, because copper oxide is a substance that was not there before.
It is chemical. The copper in bronze turns green when it oxidizes.
Chemical. It turns green because of oxidation.
It's a chemical change. Copper oxidizes to form copper oxide, which is similar to iron rusting. A color change very often indicates a chemical change.
it is a chemical change because copper is one of the elements on the periodical table .