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Photo 1: Chemical Equation for Redox of Copper and Silver Nitrate. Note: Copper has a 2 oxidation number in the products.Silver has its expected oxidation number on the reactons side.

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Final answer:

The redox reaction between copper and silver nitrate involves the reduction of silver ions and oxidation of copper atoms.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this redox reaction, solid copper reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to produce aqueous copper (II) nitrate and solid silver. The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is:



Cu (s) + 2 AgNO₃(aq) → Cu(NO₃)₂ (aq) + 2 Ag (s)



The silver ions in the solution are being reduced and gaining electrons to become silver atoms, while the copper atoms are being oxidized and losing electrons to become copper +2 ions. This is an oxidation-reduction reaction (redox reaction).

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