Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Use and . Find when a silver strip is placed in copper sulphate solution, and when a copper strip is placed in silver nitrate solution. Which reaction happens?
A reaction can happen if is positive. A metal with releases hydrogen from dilute acid. , with .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Silver in . Copper ions would be reduced and silver oxidised: . Negative: no reaction.
Step 2. Copper in . Silver ions are reduced and copper oxidised: . Positive: the reaction happens.
Answer: for silver in copper ions, so nothing happens, and for copper in silver ions, so copper dissolves and silver deposits.
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