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When a strip of magnesium metal is placed in an aqueous solution of copper(II) nitrate,...

When a strip of magnesium metal is placed in an aqueous solution of copper(II) nitrate, elemental copper coats the surface of the magnesium strip and aqueous magnesium nitrate forms.

(a)  Write a balanced equation for this reaction.

(b)  What happens to the charge on magnesium as products form? How many electrons are transferred? Does magnesium gain or lose electrons?

(c)  What happens to the charge on copper as products form? How many electrons are transferred? Does copper gain or lose electrons?

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