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ERIC Number: EJ920331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 12
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Metals in Metal Salts: A Copper Mirror Demonstration
Pike, Robert D.
Journal of Chemical Education, v87 n10 p1062-1063 Oct 2010
A simple lecture demonstration is described to show the latent presence of metal atoms in a metal salt. Copper(II) formate tetrahydrate is heated in a round-bottom flask forming a high-quality copper mirror.
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Chemistry, Metallurgy, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, College Science
Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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