The left side of a chemical reaction is shown.

Question

Cu + AgNO(small 3)
Which type of reaction will the reactants undergo?
a. single replacement
b. decomposition
c. double replacement
d. snythesis

Answer 1

The reaction you provided consists of copper (Cu) and silver nitrate (AgNO₃). In this case, copper will replace silver in silver nitrate, resulting in the formation of silver (Ag) and copper(II) nitrate (Cu(NO₃)₂).

This makes it a single replacement reaction (also known as a single displacement reaction).

So, the correct answer is: a. single replacement.