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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

Can we displace Cu from copper sulphate solution?​>>>>>

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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When zinc reacts with a solution of copper sulphate, we obtain Zinc Sulphate and Copper.

Zn + CuSO

4

→ ZnSO

4

+ Cu

Zinc lies above Copper in the activity series.The activity series of metals refers to the list of metals ranked in the decreasing order of their reactivity in order to displace Hydrogen gas from water or acid solutions

Iron metal is more reactive than copper. Therefore, it can displace copper from copper sulphate solution. Cu is less reactive than iron, therefore, cannot replace iron from

iron sulphate.

Fe + CuSO → FeSO+ Cu


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