Assignment:
Consider two metals: M and N. A strip of solid N is placed into 2mL of a 0.10 M M(NO3)2 solution. The solution changes from blue to green and the solid appears tarnished after time.
a) What color is M(2+)
b) What color is N(2+)
C Which species is a better oxidizing agent, M or N?
d) Which species is a better reducing agent, M^2+ or N^2+?
e) Which metal is more active M or N?