Consider the reactions:
$(a)$ $H_3PO_{2(aq)} + 4AgNO_{3(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow H_3PO_{4(aq)} + 4Ag_{(s)} + 4HNO_{3(aq)}$
$(b)$ $H_3PO_{2(aq)} + 2CuSO_{4(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow H_3PO_{4(aq)} + 2Cu_{(s)} + 2H_2SO_{4(aq)}$
$(c)$ $C_6H_5CHO_{(l)} + 2[Ag(NH_3)_2]^{+}_{(aq)} + 3OH^{-}_{(aq)}$ $\rightarrow C_6H_5COO^{-}_{(aq)} + 2Ag_{(s)} + 4NH_{3(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)}$
$(d)$ $C_6H_5CHO_{(l)} + 2Cu^{2+}_{(aq)} + 5OH^{-}_{(aq)} \rightarrow$ No change observed.
What inference do you draw about the behaviour of $Ag^{+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ from these reactions?
$(a)$ $H_3PO_{2(aq)} + 4AgNO_{3(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow H_3PO_{4(aq)} + 4Ag_{(s)} + 4HNO_{3(aq)}$
$(b)$ $H_3PO_{2(aq)} + 2CuSO_{4(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow H_3PO_{4(aq)} + 2Cu_{(s)} + 2H_2SO_{4(aq)}$
$(c)$ $C_6H_5CHO_{(l)} + 2[Ag(NH_3)_2]^{+}_{(aq)} + 3OH^{-}_{(aq)}$ $\rightarrow C_6H_5COO^{-}_{(aq)} + 2Ag_{(s)} + 4NH_{3(aq)} + 2H_2O_{(l)}$
$(d)$ $C_6H_5CHO_{(l)} + 2Cu^{2+}_{(aq)} + 5OH^{-}_{(aq)} \rightarrow$ No change observed.
What inference do you draw about the behaviour of $Ag^{+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ from these reactions?
(N/A) $Ag^{+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ act as oxidizing agents in reactions $(a)$ and $(b)$ respectively.
In reaction $(c)$,$Ag^{+}$ oxidizes $C_6H_5CHO$ to $C_6H_5COO^{-}$,but in reaction $(d)$,$Cu^{2+}$ cannot oxidize $C_6H_5CHO$.
Hence,we can conclude that $Ag^{+}$ is a stronger oxidizing agent than $Cu^{2+}$.
In reaction $(c)$,$Ag^{+}$ oxidizes $C_6H_5CHO$ to $C_6H_5COO^{-}$,but in reaction $(d)$,$Cu^{2+}$ cannot oxidize $C_6H_5CHO$.
Hence,we can conclude that $Ag^{+}$ is a stronger oxidizing agent than $Cu^{2+}$.
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