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phaeli bought a statue made of copper.to her surprise it acquired a dull green coating after a couple of months explain the reason

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The statue made by Copper metal when exposed in Air and moisture , it get rusted and forms the green layers on the statue of copper which is called rust having the formula CuCO₃.Cu(OH)₂
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