Copper is very slowly oxidised on the surface in moist air

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Copper is very slowly oxidised on the surface in moist air, giving a green coating of verdigris is: (1) Cu2O\text{Cu}_2\text{O} (2) CuCO3\text{CuCO}_3 (3) Cu(CH3COO)2⋅Cu(OH)2\text{Cu}(\text{CH}_3\text{COO})_2 \cdot \text{Cu}(\text{OH})_2 (4) CuSO4\text{CuSO}_4

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