Chemistry Comes Alive! C C Alive! Table of Contents Index Textbooks

Electrochemical Series: Metal Trees

Copper(II) Nitrate


Multimedia

Copper Metal in Copper(II) Nitrate Solution


In the beginning.

After eleven minutes.

Zinc Metal in Copper(II) Nitrate Solution

Play movie (QuickTime 3.0 Sorenson, duration 10 seconds, size 740 K)

Time lapse shows the reaction of zinc metal with aqueous copper(II) nitrate. Note the formation and darkening of crystals and the generation of gas bubbles.




Additional still images for this movie


Silver Metal in Copper(II) Nitrate Solution


In the beginning.

After six minutes.

Cadmium Metal in Copper(II) Nitrate Solution

Play movie (QuickTime 3.0 Sorenson, duration 13 seconds, size 900 K)

Time lapse shows the reaction of cadmium metal with aqueous copper(II) nitrate. Note the darkening and crystal formation and the generation of gas bubbles.





Additional still images for this movie


Lead Metal in Copper(II) Nitrate Solution

Play movie (QuickTime 3.0 Sorenson, duration 15 seconds, size 1 MB)

Time lapse shows the reaction of lead metal with aqueous copper(II) nitrate. Note the darkening of the metal surface and the generation of gas bubbles.





Additional still images for this movie


Next page for this topic

Next sequential topic


| Chemistry Comes Alive! (entry page) | Table of Contents | Matrix of Chapters and Topics | Index | Alphabetical List of Topics | Chemistry Textbooks |

© 1999 Division of Chemical Education, Inc., American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.