Cu is a poor reducing agent. Why?
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The higher a metal is in the reactivity series, the better it is at donating electrons, i.e. reducing. However, Copper is situated in the latter portion of the reactivity series, which makes it a poor reducing agent but a good oxidizing agent.
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