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Pennies to Gold!


Posted Date: 12/02/2021

Pennies to Gold!

LHS has the most engaging teachers! Students in Mrs. Lindsey Brown's Chemistry classes participated in a chemistry lab using zinc and sodium hydroxide to change the color of regular copper pennies to silver, and then gold. They learned about metallic bonds, alloys, and how alchemists in medieval times used these same methods to make "fools gold." Such a fun lab! You're in the right place!