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∙ 9y agoSilver nitrate is more stable.
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∙ 8y agoMagnesium nitrate will break down more easily than silver nitrate when heated because magnesium is a lighter metal with weaker bonds compared to silver. This makes magnesium nitrate more thermally unstable and easier to decompose upon heating. Silver nitrate requires a higher temperature to decompose due to the stronger bonds between silver and nitrate ions.
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The products of a single replacement reaction between magnesium and silver nitrate are magnesium nitrate and silver. The magnesium replaces the silver in the compound, resulting in the formation of magnesium nitrate and silver metal.
The chemical formula for silver nitrate is AgNO3 and the chemical formula for magnesium chloride is MgCl2.
Nitric acid can be used to distinguish between silver (Ag) and magnesium (Mg) due to their different reactivities. Silver reacts with nitric acid to form silver nitrate and oxygen gas, while magnesium reacts to form magnesium nitrate and hydrogen gas. Thus, observing the reaction with nitric acid can help differentiate between the two metals.
The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is: Ca + 2AgNO3 -> Ca(NO3)2 + 2Ag This reaction results in the formation of calcium nitrate [Ca(NO3)2] and silver [Ag].
Silver nitrate breaks down more easily than magnesium nitrate. When exposed to light, silver nitrate decomposes into silver and nitrogen oxides. Magnesium nitrate, on the other hand, requires higher temperatures to decompose into magnesium oxide and nitrogen dioxide.
No Reaction
The products of a single-replacement reaction between magnesium and silver nitrate are magnesium nitrate and silver. The magnesium displaces the silver from the compound, forming magnesium nitrate and liberating silver as a solid.
The products of a single replacement reaction between magnesium and silver nitrate are magnesium nitrate and silver. The magnesium replaces the silver in the compound, resulting in the formation of magnesium nitrate and silver metal.
The chemical formula for silver nitrate is AgNO3 and the chemical formula for magnesium chloride is MgCl2.
Silver nitrate is easily soluble in water.
Silver metal, the magnesium displaces the silver from solution. It's not really a "precipitate" exactly; the silver forms deposits on the surface of the magnesium instead of crystallizing in the solvent.
The balanced equation is: 2AgNO3 + MgBr2 → 2AgBr + Mg(NO3)2
The net ionic equation for magnesium chloride and silver nitrate is: Mg2+(aq) + 2Ag+(aq) -> Mg2+ + 2Ag(s)
Mg(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) _> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2Ag(s)
Nitric acid can be used to distinguish between silver (Ag) and magnesium (Mg) due to their different reactivities. Silver reacts with nitric acid to form silver nitrate and oxygen gas, while magnesium reacts to form magnesium nitrate and hydrogen gas. Thus, observing the reaction with nitric acid can help differentiate between the two metals.
You cannot use Magnesium for displacing Silver from Silver nitrate solution; because even if a drop of water is present the mixture, the there will be an explosion, which is enough for boiling off the water, or decomposing the products.