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The reaction that occurs is a redox reaction. The Copper metal (Cu 0)on the copper pennies is oxidized in concentrated nitric acid to produce Cu 2 + ions. Copper is easily oxidized to Cu 2 +, which is blue in aqueous solutions (water) so you should see the solution turn blue as the copper penny reacts.he Copper metal (Cu 0)on the copper pennies is oxidized in concentrated nitric acid to produce Cu 2 + ions. Copper is easily oxidized to Cu 2 +, which is blue in aqueous solutions (water) so you should see the solution turn blue as the copper penny reacts.
Despite popular belief, since 1982 pennies have only been copper plated, not copper through and through. Much less expensive zinc makes up 97.5% of the mass of a penny, the rest is a copper coating. Nickels actually have much more copper in them -- 75% copper and 25% nickel. It's the same mix they have always had except for the World War II years, when silver and manganese replaced the nickel and some of the copper.