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Title of the Experience
Reaction of metals with acids
Name of the student
A. López
Country where it took place
Spain
School typology
High Secondary School
Thematic Area
Chemistry
Experience typology
Laboratory
Type of Experience
Success
Description of the Experience
The practice involves reacting a coin of one euro cent with nitric acid in the fume hood. If the reaction takes place there will be a change in the currency to form a new compound. If the reaction does not take place the coin remains unchanged.
The coin has a copper coating which reacts with nitric acid evolving nitrogen oxides (gas) resulting brown gas collected in a tube. In addition the solution where the coin is reacting also changes color to green.
It was great to see the many new compounds formed and practice enabled me to understand that chemical reactions are simple combinations of different elements.

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