Give reasons for the following:(a) We can store copper sulphate solution in silver vessel but not silver nitrate solution in acopper vessel.

(a) We can store copper sulphate solution in a silver vessel but not silver nitrate solution in a copper vessel due to the reactivity series of metals.

The reactivity series of metals, also known as the activity series, is a list of metals ranked in order of decreasing reactivity, which is used to predict the products of displacement reactions.

In this series, copper is less reactive than silver. This means that copper cannot displace silver from its salt solution. Therefore, when we store copper sulphate solution in a silver vessel, no reaction occurs and the solution can be stored safely.

On the other hand, silver is more reactive than copper. This means that silver can displace copper from its salt solution. Therefore, when we try to store silver nitrate solution in a copper vessel, a displacement reaction occurs. The copper displaces the silver from the silver nitrate solution, leading to the formation of copper nitrate and silver. This is an undesired reaction, which is why we cannot store silver nitrate solution in a copper vessel.