When a strip of red-brown metal X is placed in a colourless salt solution YNO3 then metal Y is set free and a blue coloured salt solution X(NO3)2 is formed. The liberated metal Y forms a shining white deposit on the strip of metal X.

(a) What do you think metal X is?
(b) Name the salt YNO3.
(c) What could be metal Y?
(d) Name the salt X(NO3)2
(e) What type of reaction takes place between metal X and salt solution YNO3?


(a) Metal X could be Copper, Cu.

(b) The salt YNO3 is Silver nitrate, AgNO3.

(c) Metal Y could be Silver, Ag.

(d) The salt X(NO3)2 is Copper nitrate, Cu(NO3)2.

(e) It is a Displacement reaction as Copper displaces silver in the reaction.
$Cu\ ( s) \ +\ 2AgNO_{3} \ ( aq) \ \ \rightarrow Cu( NO_{3})_{2} \ ( aq) \ +\ 2Ag\ ( s)$

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