Question

If a silver wire is placed in CUSO4 instead of iron nail, the product will be:
(a) silver sulphate
(b) red copper on silver wire
(c) change of blue CUSO4 to colourless (d) none of these​

Answer 1

Therefore, when silver Ag metal is added to copper sulphate CuSO4 solution, no reaction takes place as silver is less reactive than that of copper and cannot displace copper from its solution. Hence, when a piece of silver metal is added to copper sulphate solution there will be no reaction.

Answer 2

No reaction

The reactivity series follows the order:

Cu>Hg>Au>Ag

Thus, When silver (Ag) metal is added to copper sulfate (CuSO

4

) solution, no reaction takes place as silver being less reactive than copper so it can not displace copper from its solution.

Ag+CuSO

4

→ no reaction