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Explain why the surface of some metals acquires a dull appearance when exposed to air for a long time.

Harshit Singh , 4 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Pawan Prajapati

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This is due to the surface oxidation of metals when exposed to moist air. For e.g. copper turns green on its surface due to the formation of basic copper carbonate Cu(OH) 2. CuCO3. Similarly silver becomes black due to the formation of black Ag2S and Aluminium forms a white coating of Al2O3 on its surface.
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