In the atmosphere of industrial smog, copper corrodes to form:

Basic copper carbonate

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Copper sulphide

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Basic copper sulphate

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Copper oxide

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Solution

The correct options are
A Basic copper carbonate
C Basic copper sulphate
Reactions taking place are:
$8 C u + 6 H_{2} O + 2 S O_{2} + 5 O_{2} \to 2 [C u S O_{4} .3 C u (O H)_{2}]$

$2 C u + H_{2} O + C O_{2} + O_{2} \to [C u C O_{3} . C u (O H)_{2}]$

Hence, options A and C are correct

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