Chemical Reactions Involving Copper and Silver Nitrate

Chemical Reactions Involving Copper and Silver Nitrate

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Chemistry, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video tutorial explains a chemical reaction involving copper and silver nitrate solution. Initially, copper and silver nitrate are introduced. After four hours, the silver is washed, and the chemical reaction is explained. Copper reduces the Ag+ cation, forming a blue-green copper nitrate solution and a white silver precipitate, which adheres to the copper rod.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What materials are introduced at the beginning of the experiment?

Iron and sulfuric acid

Gold and hydrochloric acid

Copper and silver nitrate solution

Zinc and acetic acid

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is observed about the silver after four hours?

It has turned into a gas

It has reacted with air

It has been thoroughly washed

It has dissolved completely

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the silver cation in the solution during the reaction?

It remains unchanged

It is reduced by copper

It is oxidized by copper

It forms a gas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What color does the solution turn as a result of the reaction?

Clear

Blue-green

Red

Yellow

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final state of silver in the reaction?

It remains in ionic form

It evaporates

It forms a precipitate

It dissolves in the solution