You must have seen trainshed copper vess...

You must have seen trainshed copper vessels being cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice. explain why these sour substances are effective in cleaning the vessels.

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The sour substances contain acid which can easily dissolve the substances causing tarnishing of copper vessels.

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