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.
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