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Copper electroplating

Okay sweetie, you know how sometimes we want our toys to look extra shiny and new? Copper electroplating is a way to make things look super shiny and protect them from getting rusty or damaged.

You see, copper is a metal that is really good at conducting electricity, which means it can help electricity move around really well. And when we want to electroplate something, we use a process where we send electricity through a solution called an electrolyte which has small pieces of copper in it.

When we send the electricity through the solution, it makes the copper pieces start to stick onto the thing that we want to electroplate. It's like pressing a sticker onto a piece of paper, except the "sticker" is the copper and the "paper" is the thing we're electroplating.

This process helps to make the thing we're electroplating stronger and more resistant to damage. It's used in lots of different things like making car parts, jewelry or even coins!

So there you have it, copper electroplating is a way to make things super shiny and protected from getting rusty or damaged.
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