Silver nitrate is more stable.
The products in this reaction are silver [Ag] and magnesium nitrate [Mg(NO3)2].Equation:Mg(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) --> 2Ag(s) + Mg(NO3)2(aq)
2AgNO3 + MgBr2 ----> 2AgBr + Mg(NO3 ) 2
magnesium + aluminum nitrate ---> magnesium nitrate + aluminum
Mg(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) _> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2Ag(s)
The balanced chemical reaction is: Mg(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) → Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2Ag(s) This reaction produces silver metal precipitate and magnesium nitrate in solution.
Magnesium 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 in this reaction are silver [Ag] and magnesium nitrate [Mg(NO3)2].Equation:Mg(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) --> 2Ag(s) + Mg(NO3)2(aq)
This reaction follows the equation Mg + 2 AgNO3 -> Mg(NO3)2 + 2 Ag. Products are on the right side of a chemical equation; therefore, the products in this reaction are magnesium nitrate and elemental silver.
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.
2AgNO3 + MgBr2 ----> 2AgBr + Mg(NO3 ) 2
magnesium + aluminum nitrate ---> magnesium nitrate + aluminum
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.