Chemical Principles
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ISBN: 9781337247269
Author: Steven S. Zumdahl; Donald J. DeCoste
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Chapter 11, Problem 4DQ
A copper penny can be dissolved in nitric acid but not inhydrochloric acid. Using reduction potentials given inthe book, show why this is so. What are the products ofthe reaction? Newer pennies contain a mixture of zincand copper. What happens to the zinc in the penny whenplaced in nitric acid? Hydrochloric acid? Support yourexplanations with the data from the book, and includebalanced equations for all reactions.
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