What is the composition of the penny in 1996?

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What is the composition of the penny in 1996?

I need to know what percentage of Zn- zinc and Cu - Copper are found in a penny of that year.

2007-03-18 10:29:53 · 1 answers · asked by Jayla L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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1996 used a copper plated zinc penny.

"In 1982, the coin's composition changed again to copper-plated zinc. These coins, which are still being produced today, contain 97.6 percent zinc and 2.4 percent copper."

2007-03-19 12:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋