Question

Janitha’s grandmother was upset about the blackening of her silverware.
Janitha told her not to worry and that she knew how to bring back the
shine on the silverware.
You too join in to learn how it is done.
You will need:
A steel pan, a teaspoon each of baking soda and common salt, a silver
object which has turned black, one-liter water, gas stove.
What to do:
1. Take water in the steel pan and boil it.
2. Add baking soda and common salt to this water.
3. Put the blackened silver object in this water.
4. Allow it to stand for 30 minutes.
5. Take out the object from the pan using a pair of tongs.
Is the silverware shining now? Look at the steel pan? Do you notice
any change in it?

Answer 1

Answer:

Janitha’s grandmother was upset about the blackening of her silverware.

Janitha told her not to worry and that she knew how to bring back the

shine on the silverware.

You too join in to learn how it is done.

You will need:

A steel pan, a teaspoon each of baking soda and common salt, a silver

object which has turned black, one-liter water, gas stove.

What to do:

1. Take water in the steel pan and boil it.

2. Add baking soda and common salt to this water.

3. Put the blackened silver object in this water.

4. Allow it to stand for 30 minutes.

5. Take out the object from the pan using a pair of tongs.

Is the silverware shining now? Look at the steel pan? Do you notice

any change in it?

Yes silverware is shining now

Because on putting silver object in that solution the blackened silver got removed and shining surface began to appear. This also reduced weight of silver object