Greenish layer appears on the copper utensils if they are not cleaned for a few days.

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Copper metal slowly reacts with water, carbon dioxide and oxygen present in air to form a layer of basic copper carbonate which is greenish in colour. This layer gets deposited on the surface of the metal.

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