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zinc reacts more with sulphur because zinc is placed higher in the reactivity table.

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Which is more soluble zinc sulphate or sodium sulphate?

Sodium sulfate is more soluble in water than zinc sulfate.


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


What two things happen when zinc is added to copper sulphate?

The Zinc will displace the copper. It will become Zinc Sulphate. The word equation will be Zinc + Copper Sulphate -----> Copper + Zinc Sulphate. Hope this helps!


What isthe formula for zinc sulphate?

Zinc Sulphate : ZnSO4. In addition, Zn Sulphate may be in hydrated form as Zinc Sulphate monohydrate i.e. ZnSO4.H20 or Zinc sulphate heptahydrate i.e. ZnSO4.H2O


Why does zinc separate copper sulphate?

Because zinc is more reactive than copper.


What is zinc sulphates symbol?

zinc sulphate symbol is ZnSO4 zinc sulphate symbol is ZnSO4


Does copper displace zinc from zinc sulphate?

No, zinc will displace copper from copper sulphate but not the other way around.


Is it advisable to store ferrous sulphate in a zinc container?

No. The zinc will react with the ferrous sulphate, dissolving the zinc and forming solid iron. This is due to the positions of iron and zinc in the activity series.See the Related Questions for more information about the activity series.


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.


Is zinc sulphate aqueous?

Yes, zinc sulfate can be dissolved in water to form an aqueous solution.


Why zinc sulphate and copper have displacement reaction?

No, copper is less reactive than zinc. The sulphate ion stays attached to the zinc.


What cannot be used with sulphuric acid to prepare zinc sulphate?

Zinc oxide cannot be used with sulphuric acid to prepare zinc sulphate. This is because zinc oxide is insoluble in sulphuric acid, and therefore, it would not react to form zinc sulphate.