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ERIC Number: EJ827387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 4
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
A Simple Penny Analysis
Thomas, Nicholas C.; Faulk, Stephen
Journal of Chemical Education, v85 n6 p817-818 Jun 2008
A simple procedure for determining the zinc composition of U.S. pennies is described. The penny zinc core is dissolved in acid and the evolved hydrogen gas is collected by water displacement.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Experiments, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, College Science, Secondary School Science, High Schools
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://www.jce.divched.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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