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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

Work out the following using chemical equations
In moist air copper corrodes to produce a green layer on the suface.

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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12 Years ago
2 Cu + H2O + CO2 + O2 → CuCO3. Cu(OH)2
Green basic copper carbonate