Q&A/Class 10/Chemistry

If you collect silver coins and copper coins you may have seen that after some days a black coating forms on silver coins and a green coating on copper coins. Which chemical phenomenon is responsible for these coatings? Write the chemical name of the black and green coatings.

Class 10CBSEChemistryChapter: Chemical Reactions and Equations
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Corrosion is responsible for the formation of this coating. Black coating is due to formation of Ag₂S and green coating is due to formation of CuCO₃.Cu(OH)₂.
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