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Visualizing Concepts

You are working with an artist who has been commissioned to make a sculpture for a big city in the eastern United States. The artist is wondering what material to use to make her sculpture because she has heard that acid rain in the eastern United States might destroy it over time. You take samples of granite, marble, bronze, and other materials, and place them outdoors for a long time in the big city. You periodically examine the appearance and measure the mass of the samples, (a) What observations would lead you to conclude that one or more of the materials are well-suited for the sculpture? (b) What chemical process (or processes) is (are) the most Iikely responsible for any observed changes in the materials? [Section]

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Problem 4e

Visualizing Concepts

You are working with an artist who has been commissioned to make a sculpture for a big city in the eastern United States. The artist is wondering what material to use to make her sculpture because she has heard that acid rain in the eastern United States might destroy it over time. You take samples of granite, marble, bronze, and other materials, and place them outdoors for a long time in the big city. You periodically examine the appearance and measure the mass of the samples, (a) What observations would lead you to conclude that one or more of the materials are well-suited for the sculpture? (b) What chemical process (or processes) is (are) the most Iikely responsible for any observed changes in the materials? [Section]

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For centuries, the bronze material has been utilised to create sculptures.

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