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How would you show that silver is chemically less reactive than copper? |
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Answer» Solution :By displacement REACTIVE silver can be SHOWN to be chemically less reactive than copper or copper is more reactive than silver. If a piece of silver is immersed in a solution of copper sulphate. No reactive will TAKE place because silver is less reactive than copper and will not DISPLACE copper from the copper sulphate solution. `CuSO_4(aq)+Ag(s) to No reaction` On the other HAND if a copper plate in a solution of silver nitrate, copper will slowly displace silver from the solution and blue solution of copper nitrate is formed. `2AgNO_3(aq)_(Colourl ess)+Cu(s)toCu(NO_3)2_(Blue)+2Ag(s)` This shows that copper is more reactive than silver. |
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