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Why why aluminium react with silver nitrate solution after treatment with mercury choride solution?

April 26, 2017Aluminium Chemistry Mathematics nitrate react Silver solution treatment

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Why why aluminium react with silver nitrate solution after treatment with mercury choride solution?

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Because treatment with mercury removes/disrupts the layer of aluminium oxide that normally protects the surface of aluminium from reaction. Then, since aluminium is above silver in the reactivity series, a displacement reaction occurs.