Question

The left side if a chemical reaction is shown. Cu+AgNO3--- Which type of reaction will the reactants undergo?

Answer 1

The chemical reaction you provided, where copper (Cu) reacts with silver nitrate (AgNO₃), is an example of a **single replacement reaction** (also known as a single displacement reaction). In this type of reaction, one element (in this case, copper) displaces another element (silver) in a compound (silver nitrate) to form a new compound (copper(II) nitrate) and free silver. The overall reaction can be represented as follows:

\[ \text{Cu} + 2\text{AgNO}_3 \rightarrow \text{Cu(NO}_3\text{)}_2 + 2\text{Ag} \]

In this reaction, copper replaces silver in the silver nitrate compound.