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Thermal decomposition

Heat green copper carbonate (like the mineral malachite).

Topic: Rocks and metalsGrade: 10Free

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What you do

  1. Heat the dry tube strongly.
  2. Test the gas with limewater.
  3. Keep heating until all the green powder has turned black.

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