No, it is a chemical change. The tarnish seen on silver is silver sulfide which formed by the silver reacting from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the air. So silver sulfide has been created by a chemical reaction.
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Yes, silver tarnishing is considered a chemical change. It occurs when the silver reacts with sulfur compounds in the air or on the surface, creating silver sulfide, which gives the silver a darker appearance. This chemical reaction alters the composition of the silver, making it different from its original state.
No. It is a chemical reaction with hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere. Silver will not react to just oxygen by itself. See related link.
It is a chemical change because silver react with hydrogen sulfide and black silver sulfide (Ag2S) is formed on the exposed surface.
Silver platter tarnishing is a chemical change: a reaction with hydrogen sulfide.
Chemical Change.--its tarnish!
a physical property
Silver tarnishing is a chemical change. It occurs when silver reacts with sulfur compounds in the air to form a layer of silver sulfide on the surface. This chemical reaction changes the composition of the silver, resulting in the tarnished appearance.
chemical, e.g. if you have silver, and it tarnishes, the dark spots (the tarnished areas) are actually silver oxide. If it were a physical change, the silver would need to change states of matter. Into gas, liquid or plasma