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Why zinc is more active than copper?

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Updated: 8/21/2019

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What is the formula for zinc chloride reacting with copper?

The two do not react. Zinc is more active than copper and thus copper can not displace zinc.


Which metal is more active than Ni and less active than zn?

Copper (Cu) is more active than nickel (Ni) and less active than zinc (Zn).


Why does zinc separate copper sulphate?

Because zinc is more reactive than copper.


What is more reactive zinc or copper sulphate?

Zinc is more reactive than copper sulfate. When zinc is placed in a solution of copper sulfate, a displacement reaction occurs where zinc displaces copper from the solution, forming zinc sulfate and copper metal.


What will happen when copper is put in zinc nitrate solution?

Nothing. Zinc is more reactive than copper, and zinc has already undergone oxidation to become an ion (remember, zinc nitrate is soluble.) So the copper will just sit there because it's not reactive enough to do anything.


Why is copper more reactive than zinc?

Copper is more reactive than zinc because copper has a lower reduction potential, making it more likely to lose electrons and undergo oxidation reactions. In addition, copper is closer to the top of the reactivity series than zinc, indicating its higher reactivity.


Which is best copper or zinc?

copper and zinc both are conductive materials but as copper is in lower position than zinc in electromotive charts zinc is more than copper but other material properties like corrosive force,strength are better for copper. so for daily use copper is better than zinc.


Zinc can displace copper from copper sulphate solution because zinc is?

more reactive than copper. In a displacement reaction, the more reactive element will displace the less reactive element from its compound. Zinc has a higher reactivity than copper on the reactivity series of metals, allowing it to displace copper in the reaction.


How does copper and zinc sulphate react together?

zinc is more reactive than copper hence it displaces the copper in copper sulphate solution to become zinc sulphate and copper metal is formed


Why copper rods not used to separate zinc from zinc sulphate?

Copper rods cannot separate zinc from zinc sulphate because copper is less reactive than zinc, and cannot separate the zinc which is more reactive than copper. If you get copper sulphate and add some zinc to it, you will see solid copper appearing on the bottom of the test tube... The copper cannot push out the zinc from the solution and take its place.


Why is zinc copper sulphate - zinc sulphate copper a displacement reaction?

it is because zinc is more reactive than copper. thus it can replace copper from its compound. displacement reaction is the reaction in which the more reactive element replaces the less reactive element from its compound. hence zinc is replacing copper from its compound. Obviously it is a displacement reaction.


Would copper and zinc nitrate react?

They could, since magnesium is more reactive than copper, and could displace it to form magnesium nitrate.