COLUMBIA, S.C. — This experiment is a chemistry experiment that involves a reaction between copper and oxygen, also know as an oxidation reaction. To do this experiment, you will need: pennies a sheet ...

Pennies, which are made out of a metal called Copper, are bright and shiny when first made. When copper mixes with oxygen it causes a chemical reaction that can turn the pennies brown or green and ...

This week's experiment is in electroplating copper pennies into appear like different metals (or medals!) Amanda Callahan, a Senior Reservoir Engineer with California Resources Corporation, shows us ...