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When copper rod is placed in silver nitrate solution

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Displacement reaction:
It is a chemical reaction in which an element replaces another element in a compound and takes its place.
$\underset{copper}{Cu (s)} + \underset{silver nitrate}{2 {AgNO}_{3} (aq)} \overset{}{\to} \underset{copper nitrate}{Cu {({NO}_{3})}_{2} (aq)} + \underset{silver}{2 Ag (s)}$
Copper( $Cu$ ) is more reactive than silver( $Ag$ ), hence it displaces silver from compound silver nitrate( ${AgNO}_{3}$ ).
The above reaction is also called a single displacement reaction as only one element displaces another element from its compound.

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Give your observation along with equation:When copper rod is placed in silver nitrate solution

Give your observation along with equation:
When copper rod is placed in silver nitrate solution