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How would you show that silver is chemically less reactive than copper?

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How would you show that silver is chemically less reactive than copper?

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When silver is dipped in a copper sulphate solution, no reaction occurs. This means silver cannot displace copper from the copper sulphate solution. Hence, it shows that silver is chemically less reactive than copper.

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 165]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 28. | Page 165

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