A tarnished silver rod when kept in water containing magnesium bars regains its lustre. Justify.

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When we dipped a silver rod in the water that contain the magnesium bars then the magnesium cations will displace the silver anions due to their high reactivity. Hence, we can say that the tarnished silver rod will regain its lusture.

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