Copper displaces Silver
Copper displaces Silver: Silver crystals grow on copper wire. Step-by-step mechanism, reagents and practice.
What happens
Silver crystals grow on copper wire.
Reaction summary
Cu + 2AgNO₃ → Cu(NO₃)₂ + 2Ag
Reagents and conditions
- Starting material: Cu; AgNO₃
- Conditions: Aqueous
- Products: Cu(NO₃)₂; Ag