Question

Balanced equation for
AgNO₃ + Cu → CuNO₃ + Ag

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Cu + AgNO3 → Ag + CuNO3

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Cu0 - 1 e- → CuI

(oxidation)

AgI + e- → Ag0

(reduction)

Cu is a reducing agent, AgNO3 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

Cu

Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07

Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02

AgNO3 – Silver(I) nitrate, Silver nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28

Other names: Silver nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Nitric acid silver(1+) salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Lapis infernalis source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28Nitric acid silver(I) salt source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, AgNO3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Silver(I) nitrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02

Appearance: Colorless solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28; Odourless colourless or white crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

Ag

Names: Silver source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Ag source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 47 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07

Appearance: White metal. turns dark on exposure to ozone, hydrogen sulfide or sulfur source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

CuNO3