Nitric Acid Acts Upon A Copper Penny Experiment

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AKA-Penny Operated Nitric Acid Fountain Nitric acid acts upon copper to yield nitric oxide in an exothermic reaction. The expanding gas displaces water from another flask; actually bubbles in this set up. When the gas cools, the water is drawn back into the flask, dissolving the nitric oxide and forming a blue solution with the copper ions still there. Very cool reaction.

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Nitric Acid Acts Upon A Copper Penny Experiment

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New Penny's
You forgot to inform the people to use OLD PENNIES, the new pennies are mostly Zinc and don't work....
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