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The copper atoms in the penny are attracted to the oxygen atoms in the air to form copper oxide. The pennies look dull and dirty because they are covered with copper oxide. We are going to try an experiment to see if we can clean the copper oxide. ... 5. Cleaning Copper Pennies...
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Dump the rest of the pennies into the liquid. The cleaning action will be visible for several seconds. ... When you place the pennies in the salt and vinegar solution, the acetic acid from the vinegar dissolves the copper oxide, leaving behind shiny clean pennies. The copper from the copper oxide stays in the liquid.
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Which substance do you think can clean this penny better? CLICK on a cup below to find out ... Cleaning Pennies in the Classroom ... Acid Rain on the Internet...
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Clean up your copper pennies (or any copper object) ... Also, the penny's surface is a little pitted now - but we're not sure if it was already like that or if the cleaning did it. We don't recommend experimenting on anything valuable.
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They come with a cleaning stick, case, fingering chart, and a "halo" - a hoop and string gizmo that lets you hang the recorder around your neck. Both recorders sound terrific - a big improvement over my son's old recorder.
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Plating bright copper pennies with a blue, ... I am in fourth grade, and am also working on a science project cleaning pennies! We have tried lots of cleaning agents, and found that fresh juices like lemon and grapefruit juice clean pennies fairly well, but vinegar with one teaspoon of salt was by far the best cleaner.
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When you put your dirty pennies in the vinegar and salt, the copper oxide and some of the copper dissolve in the water. That means some copper atoms leave the penny and start floating around in the liquid. But when these copper atoms leave the penny, they leave some of their electrons behind.
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cleaning copper pennies, copper alloys, hydrogen peroxide: Good morning Jean; Copper alloys produce a protective layer of copper oxide that when new and thin is bright orange in color. As the copper oxide grows thicker it darkens to a deep brown. ... • Copper Pennies and Bee Stings...
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