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the effect on copper is the changing color, first a shiny new penny, then after a few days in vinegar the penny turns pinkish and grey and the metalic color is gone. i used this for a science project!
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∙ 18y agoI don't understand why you ask this question. See the following website http://doityourself.com/clean/copper.htm In some cases they recommend using vinegar. Hope this helps!
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How do you produce hydrogen gas from vinegar?
Heat it in a copper saucepan that doesn't have a lining.
How does copper affect water?
It has no effect on water at all. You can check on Wikipedia, by searching "Copper," for further information
What happens when copper pennies are soaked in vinegar?
The surface of the copper on the pennies are most likely cleaned, because vinegar is too weak of an acid to do anything else. If you were to put a scratched penny into hydrochloric acid would be a different story. The inside zinc of a post 1982 penny would react with the chlorine in the hydrochloric acid and change to an aqueous state, leaving behind the copper plating. So if you want an answer based on vinegar : nothing besides the penny getting its surface cleaned.
What characteristic of copper and aluminum causes them to be good conductors what is the effect of this?
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Is copper attracted to magnet?
No, but if you drop a really strong magnet through a narrow copper tube it has a really cool effect (electric charges affecting magnetism)
Why do vinegar and salt clean iron oxide from pennies?
Vinegar and salt solution, the acetic acid from the vinegar dissolves the copper oxide. The copper from the copper oxide stays in the liquid
What will happen if copper dipped in a vinegar?
Copper reacts with the oxidilized copper on the penny.
What metal goes green in vinegar?
The metal that will turn green in vinegar is copper. Many people place copper in vinegar as a way to give it a very fast patina.
What reaction do nails and vinegar create?
If referring to the effect of vinegar on finger and toe nails, vinegar is used to cure fungus. It can also weaken the enamel of the nail due to the acidity of the liquid.
How do you reverse the oxidation of copper?
ketchup - the vinegar ( acetic acid ) in ketchup changes the copper oxide to copper acetate which is soluable in water.
How can you safely clean lime from copper?
Vinegar will do it.
Why garlic in vinegar turns to green?
I turned white vinegar green by putting a 1969 penny in it for two weeks in the refrigerator. It turned green because of the copper in the penny reacting with the vinegar in a process called oxidization. The green was the copper oxide formed when the copper in the penny oxidized in the vinegar.
What the three chemicals plays the same role in oxidation as vinegar effects on copper?
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Why can vinegar clean a dirty penny?
Vinegar contains Acetic acid that reacts with the copper in the penny.
What is created when a penny sits in a paper towel wrapped in vinegar?
Pennies get dull over time because the copper in the pennies slowly reacts with air to form copper oxide. Pure copper metal is bright and shiny, but the oxide is dull and greenish. When you place the pennies in the vinegar solution, the acetic acid from the vinegar dissolves the copper oxide, leaving behind shiny clean pennies.
What does it mean if vinegar breaks down pennies?
This is because vinegar is an acid and acids react with metals and a gass will be produced. so- VINEGAR +PENNIES (COPPER) = GAS
What is a conclusion about the vinegar battery?
what info do u have on vinegar battery
