QQuestion
Why does a copper vessel turn green in open air?
✓Answer
Copper reacts slowly with moist air containing oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapour and forms a green coating of basic copper carbonate [CuCO₃·Cu(OH)₂] on its surface.
Therefore, a copper vessel turns green when exposed to open air for a long time.
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