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Copper substances when exposed to air gains a green coating due to the formation of:

A. CuO

B. CuCO3 Cu(OH)2

C. CuSO4

D. Cu(NO3)2

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

When copper is exposed to air, it reacts with moist carbon dioxide in the air and slowly loses its shiny brown surface and gains a green coat. This green substance is basic copper carbonate (CuCO3. Cu (OH)2). The formation of this green coating on the surface of a copper object corrodes it.

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