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What will happen when silver nitrate reacts with a copper metal?

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a

copper nitrite is formed

b

No reaction will take place

c

copper nitrate is formed

d

copper sulphide is formed

answer is A.

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In the reactivity series, copper is placed above silver which means that copper is more reactive than silver and will undergo displacement reaction with silver nitrate to form copper nitrate. 

The reaction is as follows:

2AgNO3 +Cu Cu(NO3)2 +2Ag

 

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What will happen when silver nitrate reacts with a copper metal?