Paheli bought a statue made of copper. To her surprise it acquired a dull green coating after a couple of months. Explain the reason with suitable equation..
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The copper statue bought by her turned greenish after keeping outside for months because, the copper is oxidised to form copper oxide. The corrosion of copper is called Patina
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It's because of corrosion
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When a metal attacked by substances around it such as moisture , acid , etc , it is said to corrode . This process is called corrosion .
The copper statue got corroded due to moisture , the green colour shows that the copper has been corroded .
Cu + CO2 + H2O + H2 --> CuCo3 + Cu (OH)2
[Green]
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