Question

When Cu(NO3?)2(aq) reacts with Zn(s), Cu(s) is a product.

Cu(NO3?)2(aq) + Zn(s) ? Cu(s) + Zn(NO3?)2(aq)

Which statement best describes what happened in this redoxreaction?


A) Zn(s) is reduced to Zn2+?(aq) by the oxidizing agent,Cu2+.
B) Cu2+?(aq) is oxidized (to Cu(s)) by the reducing agent,Zn(s).
C) Cu2+, as an oxidizing agent, causes Zn(s) to be oxidized toZn2+?(aq). Zn(s), as a reducing agent, causes Cu2+?(aq) to bereduced to Cu(s).
D) Zn(s) bonds with Cu(NO3?)2 to form Zn(NO3?)2(aq), releasingcopper metal.