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What will happen if a strip of copper is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3)?

If a strip of copper is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3), then the solution gradually becomes blue and a shining greyish-white deposit of silver metal is formed on copper strip.

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