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    THSB 2.

    3: The Statue of LIberty

    The Statue of Liberty is made up of copper (Cu atoms). But the statue doesn’t have the
    shiny, orange-brown appearance of copper. Instead, it is green. Why? After being
    exposed for many years to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor in the air, a thin
    layer of green copper carbonate (CuCO3 molecules) formed on the copper statue.

    Circa 1886 Present Day


    Directions:
    Complete the responses to the following questions. A claim and evidence have been
    provided for you. Explain the evidence using science ideas about atoms and reasoning
    to support the claim. Use the CER Checklist to review your work before submitting it.
    You may use this CER graphic organizer to help with your writing if you wish.

    1. Is the change a chemical reaction? Explain.


    The statue is made of copper (Cu), which is an orange-brown color. After being exposed
    for many years to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor in the air, a thin layer of
    copper carbonate (CuCO3 molecules), which is green, now covers the statue. This change
    in the color of the Statue of Liberty is due to a chemical reaction.
    DUring chemical reactions, atoms that make up molecules of the starting substances
    (called reactants) disconnect form on another and connect in different ways to form
    the molecules of the ending substances (called products.) Because the arrangement
    of atoms in the products is different from the arrangement of the atoms in the
    reactants, the products of a chemical reaction have different properties from the
    reactants. (Science Idea 5)Because the water, CO2, Oxygen, and copper all have
    different properties and arrangements of atoms than the ending substances, a
    chemical reaction has occurred on the statue.

    2. Do you think the Statue of Liberty has less mass, the same mass, or more mass now than
    when it was first made? Explain.
    The Statue of Liberty has more mass now than when it was first made. Being exposed to
    oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor in the air over the years has caused a thin layer
    of copper carbonate (CuCO3 molecules) to cover the copper (Cu) statue.
    The measured mass of the reactants and products is not always the same as the total
    mass. The measured mass changes if reactants if reactants or products (often gasses)
    enter or leave the system.This is because atoms that make up reactants or products
    enter or leave the system. (Science Idea 10) The statue of liberty was exposed to H 2O,
    CO2, O2, and Cu, which all reacted to make CuCO2, since Cu and CO2 can make copper
    carbonate when combined. Since new atoms entered the Satue’s system, the
    measured mass increased.

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