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When we did it the other day what happened was this: the magnesium caused tiny bubbles and little dots of black fell to the bottom of the test tube (Copper I guess). When the reaction stopped, the liquid was still blue. We tried heating the mixture and got a bit more bubbles and 'dots' then we left the test tube for several days. Now the magnesium is coated with a pretty turquise coating of something, the solution is still blue, the dots are still black at the bottom of the tube. So CuSO4 + H2O + Mg should give you MgSO4 (which is soluble) and Cu. I do not know what we have actually got. The chemicals came from a chemistry set...the CaOH was equally not 'right' or rather it was far less 'basic' that I expected hmmm.
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Why will magnesium metal react with copper sulfate solution while copper metal will not react with magnesium sulfate solution?
Magnesium is more reactive than copper in the reactivity series (reactive metal atoms displaces less reactive metal ions from its salts).therefore : Mg displaces CU from its salt forming MgSO4 (Magnesium Sulphate)
Why does magnesium and copper sulfate react?
When magnesium metal is added to a solution of copper sulfate, a displacement reaction occurs where magnesium replaces copper in the compound. This is because magnesium is more reactive than copper. As a result, magnesium sulfate is formed, while solid copper is deposited as a residue.
What happens to magnesium when you mix aluminum and copper sulfate?
When aluminum is mixed with copper sulfate, the aluminum reacts with the copper ions in the copper sulfate solution and displaces the copper, forming aluminum sulfate and copper metal. Magnesium does not play a direct role in this reaction.
Is Hydrogen produced when Magnesium reacts with copper sulfate solution?
The activity series of metals goes something like this: Lithium Potassium Barium Calcium Sodium Magnesium Aluminum Zinc Iron Nickel Tin Lead Hydrogen Copper Mercury .............and so on..... ps, I might have left some elements out....can't remember them all... Since magnesium is higher in the reactivity series of metals, it can replace copper in a reaction. Copper is lower in the activity series of metals therefore can not replace magnesium.
How is copper released from a copper sulphate solution?
Copper can be released from a copper sulfate solution by electrolysis or by adding a more reactive metal, such as iron or magnesium, which will displace the copper in a single replacement reaction. Another method is to heat the solution to evaporate the water, leaving behind solid copper sulfate which can then be reduced to obtain copper metal.
Was a strip of magnesium metal into a solution of copper sulfate a chemical change?
Yes. The magnesium metal replaces the copper in the copper sulfate. This is a single replacement or single displacement reaction.
Why does copper sulfate solution turn clear and magnesium develop a copper coating?
Redox! The magnesium is reducing the copper while the copper is oxidizing the magnesium. In other words, magnesium is giving electrons to the copper to bring the copper back to its metallic form while the magnesium is leaving the metal to be part of the solution as magnesium sulfate, which is colorless.
Why will magnesium metal react with copper sulfate solution while copper metal will not react with magnesium sulfate solution?
Magnesium is more reactive than copper in the reactivity series (reactive metal atoms displaces less reactive metal ions from its salts).therefore : Mg displaces CU from its salt forming MgSO4 (Magnesium Sulphate)
Why does magnesium and copper sulfate react?
When magnesium metal is added to a solution of copper sulfate, a displacement reaction occurs where magnesium replaces copper in the compound. This is because magnesium is more reactive than copper. As a result, magnesium sulfate is formed, while solid copper is deposited as a residue.
Magnesium ribbon is put into blue copper sulphate solution the solution becomes colourless and a pinkish metal is produced?
When magnesium ribbon is put into a blue copper sulphate solution, a single displacement reaction occurs. The magnesium displaces the copper ions, forming magnesium sulfate and elemental copper. The blue color of the solution fades because copper ions are removed and the pinkish metal produced is the elemental copper that settles at the bottom of the container.
What happens to magnesium when you mix aluminum and copper sulfate?
When aluminum is mixed with copper sulfate, the aluminum reacts with the copper ions in the copper sulfate solution and displaces the copper, forming aluminum sulfate and copper metal. Magnesium does not play a direct role in this reaction.
Is Hydrogen produced when Magnesium reacts with copper sulfate solution?
The activity series of metals goes something like this: Lithium Potassium Barium Calcium Sodium Magnesium Aluminum Zinc Iron Nickel Tin Lead Hydrogen Copper Mercury .............and so on..... ps, I might have left some elements out....can't remember them all... Since magnesium is higher in the reactivity series of metals, it can replace copper in a reaction. Copper is lower in the activity series of metals therefore can not replace magnesium.
How is copper released from a copper sulphate solution?
Copper can be released from a copper sulfate solution by electrolysis or by adding a more reactive metal, such as iron or magnesium, which will displace the copper in a single replacement reaction. Another method is to heat the solution to evaporate the water, leaving behind solid copper sulfate which can then be reduced to obtain copper metal.
How is the copper released from copper sulphate solution?
When copper sulfate (CuSO4) dissolves in water, it dissociates into copper ions (Cu2+) and sulfate ions (SO4 2-). The copper ions are then free to move within the solution. To release solid copper metal from the copper sulfate solution, a displacement reaction can be carried out using a more reactive metal such as zinc. The zinc displaces the copper in the solution, resulting in solid copper metal and zinc sulfate solution.
Why does magnesium displace copper from copper sulphate?
This is a simple displacement reaction - the more reactive magnesium displaces the less reactive copper from a solution of its salt. .... magnesium + copper sulphate ---> copper + magnesium sulphate Mg + CuSO4 ----> MgSO4 + Cu the blue colour of the copper sulphate will disappear and the silver coloured magnesium will be replaced by brown-red copper metal. Hope this helps. :)
What happens if you put copper metal into a solution of aluminum sulfate?
Nothing will happen. Displacement reaction only happens when the element is more reactive than the salt solution. An example will be the otherwise. If you put aluminum metal into a solution of Copper (II) Sulfate. The aluminum metal will displace copper metal and you will have a solution of Aluminum Sulfate and copper metal. As long the element you put into the salt solution is more reactive than the cation of the solution, it will displace the metal.
What happens when iron is placed in copper sulfate solution?
When iron is placed in copper sulfate solution, a chemical reaction occurs where the iron displaces the copper in the solution, forming iron sulfate and copper metal. This is known as a displacement reaction.
