Use the answers in the previous example to arrange the three metal ions in order
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Question
Use the answers in the previous example to arrange the three metal ions in order of decreasing strength as oxidizing agent (list strongest first). Show how you determined these relative strengths.
previous example and answers...
A. Zn(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) ----> 2Ag(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq) answer: Zn+2
B. Pb(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) ---> 2Ag(s) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) answer: Pb+2
C. Pb(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq) ----> NR (no reaction) answer: Zn+2
previous example and answers...
A. Zn(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) ----> 2Ag(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq) answer: Zn+2
B. Pb(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) ---> 2Ag(s) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) answer: Pb+2
C. Pb(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq) ----> NR (no reaction) answer: Zn+2
Explanation / Answer
Pb <Zn
due to inert pair effect of Pb it is having stable +2 oxidation state
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