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Iron is more reactive than copper, so the copper precipitates out of the solution by sticking to the iron.

For example, if you have a test tube with a solution of copper (II) sulfate and put an iron nail into it, the iron will react with the solution to form iron (II) sulfate and the copper will come out of the solution and stick to the iron.

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What happens when iron nail are placed in copper sulphate solution?

the solution turns green and the nails develop a brown deposit which is copper. the iron displaces the copper in the copper sulphate solution. This is because iron is more reactive than copper.


Why does the color of copper sulphate change when an iron nail dipped in it?

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What happens when iron nail are placed in copper sulphate solutions with word equation?

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What happens on placing iron nails in a beaker containing Copper Sulphate?

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Why can iron be used to get copper from copper sulfate solution?

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Can iron be in a copper color?

not pure iron... But you can provide a covering over iron to make it look like copper by just dipping it into copper sulphate solution .. Because Iron is more reactive than Copper ... it will displace it in the solution .. the color of solution will change so as the color of iron!


Why colour of copper sulphate solution changes to light green when iron filings are added?

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Which type of nail iron or copper would stick to magnet?

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Why can iron be used used to get copper from copper sulfate solution?

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How do you do copper coating on iron powder?

Contacting the iron powder with an aqueous solution of copper (II) salts will produce a copper coating on iron powder: Iron is higher in the electromotive series than copper and therefore will displace copper from the solution, resulting in copper-coated iron and dissolved iron cations. When all of the surface of the iron powder has been coated with copper, the iron will stop reacting because it no longer has access to the copper ions in solution, the access of the iron being blocked by the layer of copper coating the remaining iron powder.


What will happen when iron and copper sulfate react?

Copper sulphate is a blue coloured solution. As soon as you react it with iron, you will notice that the solution is turning into light green which means iron sulphate solution is forming. Iron being more reactive than copper displaces copper from its soluion.