The Statue of Liberty Laboratory Activity: The Chemistry of Copper

Authors

Jihyun Kim, CUNY Guttman Community CollegeFollow
Marcus D. Allen, CUNY Guttman Community CollegeFollow

Document Type

Activity or Lab

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

In this lab activity we observe chemical changes of copper in acidic conditions, salt water, and a mixture of lemon juice and vinegar and salt, and we discuss whether the Statue of Liberty would hold as much cultural icon today had the Lady Statue remain the original shiny brown color.