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Grade 108 grade science

why is displacement reaction a more reactive matel displaces an less reactive matel from its solution but vice-versa isnot possible????

Profile image of Yugabrat Gogoi
11 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Gopesh Kumar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
Because the less reactive metal has less reduction potential than the more reactive metal.
Profile image of Suraj Prasad
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
A single-displacement reaction, also named single-replacement reaction, is a type of oxidation-reduction chemical reaction when an element or ion moves out of one compound and into another - that is, one element is replaced by another in a compound. This is represented by the general reaction scheme:

A + B-C → A-C + B

This will most often occur if A is more reactive than B.