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A copper vessel kept in moist air slowly acquires a greenish coating over its surface. What is this due to ?

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When a copper vessel is left exposed to moist air, its surface gradually gets covered with a green layer of basic copper carbonate, ` CuCO_(3).Cu(OH)_(2)` .
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