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Calculate the number of electrons transferred in the electrochemical reaction when a solution of silver nitrate is added to a copper electrode and a salt bridge is used to complete the circuit.

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To calculate the number of electrons transferred in the electrochemical reaction between silver nitrate and a copper electrode, we need to first write the balanced half-reactions and the overall redox reaction.The half-reactions are:1. Oxidation half-reaction  Cu -> Cu + 2e :Cu s   Cu aq  + 2e2. Reduction half-reaction  Ag + e -> Ag :2Ag aq  + 2e  2Ag s Now, we can combine the half-reactions to get the overall redox reaction:Cu s  + 2Ag aq   Cu aq  + 2Ag s In this reaction, one copper atom loses two electrons  oxidation  and two silver ions each gain one electron  reduction . Therefore, the total number of electrons transferred in this electrochemical reaction is 2.

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