Mg + Cu(NO3)2 → Cu + Mg(NO3)2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

CuII + 2 e- → Cu0 (reduction)

Mg0 - 2 e- → MgII (oxidation)

Cu(NO3)2 is an oxidizing agent, Mg is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Mg
    • Names: Magnesium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Magnesium (powder) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Magnesium (pellets) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Grey powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silvery-white metallic solid in various forms source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • Cu(NO3)2 – Copper(II) nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Cupric nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Nitrato de cobre (II) source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Нитрат меди (II) (безводный) source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Blue crystals | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Mg(NO3)2 – Magnesium nitrate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Other names: Nitromagnesite (hexahydrate) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Nitric acid, magnesium salt source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Hygroscopic colourless or white crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04