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A copper coin is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate for some time. What will happen to the coin and the colour of the solution?

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A copper coin is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate for some time. What will happen to the coin and the colour of the solution?

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When a copper coin is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate for some time, the colour of the coin becomes shiny, greyish-white due to the deposition of silver on it. The solution turns blue due to the formation of copper nitrate.

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 164]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 13. | Page 164

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