A copper plate was dipped into a solution of silver nitrate. After sometime, a black layer was observed on the surface of copper plate.
A copper plate was dipped into a solution of silver nitrate. After sometime, a black layer was observed on the surface of copper plate. State the reason for it and write chemical equation of the reaction involved.
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Black layer was deposited due to the coating of silver because copper being more reactive than silver, displaced silver from silver nitrate solution.
2AgNO3(aq)+Cu → Cu(NO3)2(aq)+2Ag(S)
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