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In a solution of silver nitrate, a copper plate was dipped. After some time, silver from the solution was deposited on the copper plate. Which metals is more reactive-copper or silver?
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We know that a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its salt solution here, copper metal is displacing siolver from silver nitrate solution (which then gets deposited on copper plate), therefore, copper metal is more reactive than silver metal.
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