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In the Laboratory
A Simple Penny Analysis
Nicholas C. Thomas and Stephen Faulk
Department of Chemistry, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36124-4023
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June 2008
Vol. 85 No. 6
p. 817

Abstract
A simple procedure for determining the zinc composition of U.S. pennies is described. The penny zinc core is dissolved in acid and the evolved hydrogen gas is collected by water displacement.
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Thomas, Nicholas C.; Faulk, Stephen. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 817.
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Keywords
Acids / Bases; Analytical Chemistry; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Gases; Gravimetric Analysis; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Metals; Physical Chemistry; Problem Solving / Decision Making; Stoichiometry
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