Metal Displacement Reaction #3
by Andrew Lambert Photography
Title
Metal Displacement Reaction #3
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Andrew Lambert Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Metal displacement reaction. The solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3, left) has a copper wire (Cu) placed in it. Copper is a more reactive metal than silver. Over time, the copper displaces (replaces) the silver in the solution to form a blue solution of copper nitrate (Cu(NO3)2, right). The silver that has been displaced out of solution crystallizes as a solid around the wire. The formula for this reaction is Cu + 2AgNO3 ---> Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag.
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May 9th, 2013
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