By Team Aakash Byju's | 20th January 2023

If copper is kept open in the air, it slowly loses its shining brown surface and gains a green coating. It is due to the formation of the:

A

B

C

D

CuSO

CuCO

Cu(NO )

CuO

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3

3

2

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is  B) CuCO .

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All metals are usually reactive.

When exposed to air, the pure copper metal begins to interact with gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapour.

Copper carbonate and other compounds are formed as a result of this reaction.

The balanced reaction is:

2Cu(s) + CO (g) + H 0 (g)  CuCO (s) + Cu (OH) (s)

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The shiny copper metal turns dull and greenish in colour when exposed to copper carbonate.