Oh Chemist's Tree, Oh Chemist's Tree,
Thou copper limbs are silvery.
When silver gains electrons free,
No longer ions will they be.
The copper's metal, sweet & nice,
But silver steals its electrons... twice.
Oh Chemist's Tree, Oh Chemist's Tree,
Form copper ions, oxidatively.
18 gauge copper wire (clean with steel wool or emory cloth) in a petri dish. Add 0.1 M AgNO3.
Cu + 2 AgNO3 ® 2 Ag + Cu(NO3)2