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Give a reason for the following. Buttermilk spoils if kept in a copper or brass container. -

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Give a reason for the following.

Buttermilk spoils if kept in a copper or brass container.

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Buttermilk spoils if kept in a copper or brass container because buttermilk is actually lactic acid. Lactic acid reacts with the container material and produces a poisonous complex. It is actually the reaction between acid and metal. This reaction is called an electrochemical reaction.

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