Tuesday, February 2, 2010

An ion nail is dipped into a solution of copper chloride. What metal is plated out of the nail?

Write the chemical reaction in molecular form.An ion nail is dipped into a solution of copper chloride. What metal is plated out of the nail?
Copper will plate out onto the iron nail and the chloride will just stay in solution.





The main reactions is:


Cu^+2 + Fe^0 = Cu^0 + Fe^+2





The over all reaction is:


Fe(s) + CuCl(aq) = FeCl(aq) + Cu(s)

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