A copper penny can be dissolved in nitric acid but not in hydro chloric acid. Using reduction
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A copper penny can be dissolved in nitric acid but not in hydro chloric acid. Using reduction potentials from the book, show why this is so. What are the products of the reaction? Newer pennies contain a mixture of zinc and copper. What happens to the zinc in the penny when the coin is placed in nitric acid? Hydrochloric acid? Support your explanations with data from the book, and include balanced equations for all reactions.
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ISBN: 9781305957404
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Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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