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Question
How will you convert the following:
[Ag(CN)2]− to Ag
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Solution
[Ag(CN)2]− to Ag
The metal is recovered from the complex by reduction or displacement method using a more electropositive zinc metal.
\[\ce{2[Ag(CN)2]- +Zn -> 2Ag + [Zn(CN)4]^2-}\]
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