Sn + CuCl2 → Cu + SnCl2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

CuII + 2 e- → Cu0 (reduction)

Sn0 - 2 e- → SnII (oxidation)

CuCl2 is an oxidizing agent, Sn is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Sn
    • Names: Tin source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Sn source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 50 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: White crystalline powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Gray to almost silver-white, ductile, malleable, lustrous solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • CuCl2
    • Names: Copper(II) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cupric chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Copper chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Yellow-brown solid (anhydrous) | blue-green solid (dihydrate) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • SnCl2 – Tin(II) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Tin dichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Other names: Stannous chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Tin salt source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Tin protochloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless or white crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04