What type of reaction is represented when iron metal reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to produce aqueous iron(III) nitrate and silver metal?

The reaction described is a single replacement reaction.

In a single replacement reaction, one element replaces another in a compound. Here, iron (Fe), a more reactive metal, displaces silver (Ag) from silver nitrate (AgNO₃), resulting in the formation of iron(III) nitrate (Fe(NO₃)₃) and elemental silver (Ag).

This can be represented by the following chemical equation:

3 AgNO₃ + 2 Fe → 2 Fe(NO₃)₃ + 3 Ag

Thus, the correct choice is (e) single replacement.