What happens when silver metal is added to copper sulphate solution ? Give suitable balanced chemical reactions.

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Silver is less reactive than copper and is placed below copper in the reactivity series. Hence, when silver metal is added to CuSO₄ solution, it does not displace copper from the salt and so no reaction takes place.

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