Question

What will be the products of a single replacement reaction between silver nitrate solution and copper metal? Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction and predict whether the reaction will occur or not.

Answer 1

In a single replacement reaction between silver nitrate  AgNO3  solution and copper  Cu  metal, copper will replace silver in the silver nitrate compound, resulting in the formation of copper nitrate  Cu NO3 2  and silver  Ag  metal.The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:2AgNO3 aq  + Cu s   Cu NO3 2 aq  + 2Ag s This reaction will occur because copper is more reactive than silver, and it can displace silver from its compound.