It was Paheli’s birthday. Her grandmother gave her two gifts made of metals, one old dull silver spoon and a pair of lustrous gold earrings. She was surprised to see the difference in the appearance of the two metals. Can you explain the reason for this difference?

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Silver on long exposure to moist air becomes dull as it gets tarnished whereas gold does not corrode as it does not react with moist air.

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It was Paheli’s birthday. Her grandmother gave her two gifts made of metals, one old dull silver spoon and a pair of lustrous gold earrings. She was surprised to see the difference in the appearance of the two metals. Can you explain the reason for this difference?​

Silver on long exposure to moist air becomes dull as it gets tarnished whereas gold does not corrode as it does not react with moist air.​

It was Paheli’s birthday. Her grandmother gave her two gifts made of metals, one old dull silver spoon and a pair of lustrous gold earrings. She was surprised to see the difference in the appearance of the two metals. Can you explain the reason for this difference?

Silver on long exposure to moist air becomes dull as it gets tarnished whereas gold does not corrode as it does not react with moist air.