#Cu(NO_3)_2 + Zn(s) -> Cu(s) + Zn(NO_3)_2# is an example of which type of reaction?

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#Cu(NO_3)_2 + Zn(s) -> Cu(s) + Zn(NO_3)_2# is an example of which type of reaction?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-27T14:26:30

This is clearly an oxidation/reduction or redox reaction.

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#Cu^(2+)# is reduced to copper metal. Zinc metal is oxidized to #Zn^(2+)#. Formal electron transfer has taken place between the ion and the metal, i.e. a redox or oxidation/reduction reaction has occurred.

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#Cu(NO_3)_2 + Zn(s) -> Cu(s) + Zn(NO_3)_2# is an example of which type of reaction?

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