Introduction to Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073523002
Author: Rich Bauer, James Birk Professor Dr., Pamela S. Marks
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 85QP
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason behind ‘brass causes the skin to turn green’ is to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Metals are arranged on the basis of their reactivity in a series, which is known as the activity series.
The metals with a larger negative value of reduction potential has the highest activity and it decreases on moving down in the activity series.
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