It is because zinc is more reactive than copper and hence replaces copper from its solution.
For your convenience, here is the reactive series of elements in order of decreasing reactivity:-
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.
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!
Aluminium is more reactive than iron (Fe) according to the reactivity series of metals. Thus, when Ferrous Sulphate solution is stored in Aluminium can, Aluminium being more reactive, displaces iron from its solution to form Aluminium sulphate and iron. :)
When copper wire is dipped in a solution of magnesium chloride, no significant reaction occurs because copper is less reactive than magnesium. The magnesium ions in the solution do not displace copper from its metallic state. As a result, the copper wire remains unchanged in appearance and composition. However, if the solution were to contain a more reactive metal, such as zinc, a displacement reaction could occur.
Copper will act as an oxidizing agent. Chromium will be oxidized.
Probably a very dilute solution of copper sulphate act as a desinfecting agent; but the copper sulphate is toxic. It is more sure to avoid this experiment.
When a silver spoon is immersed in aqueous copper sulphate solution, a displacement reaction occurs. The silver spoon will react with the copper sulphate, displacing the copper ions and forming silver sulphate solution. Over time, the silver spoon will start to turn slightly reddish as a thin layer of copper is deposited on its surface.
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.
it will form magnesium sulphate + copper
The link below is a video on what will happen.
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!
If a copper sulphate solution is put into a container with a lid, the solution will still remain a liquid. However, it may evaporate more slowly due to the lid preventing some of the water from escaping. Over time, the concentration of copper sulphate in the solution may also increase slightly as water evaporates.
There would be copper deposited in the piece of iron and the solution would show a color change from pale blue to pale green.
nothing will happen as i have done this experiment. I think it is because iron is more reactive than copper, so the copper can't take away the sulphate. but if you added the iron to a copper sulphate solution the product would be iron sulphate this reaction is called displacment. David corrected by hari
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.
That's a good question. What didhappen to it?I wouldn't expect much of anything to happen, since copper is a more active metal than silver. In fact, a copper plate dipped into a silver nitrate solution should grow silver crystals as the copper ionizes and replaces silver in solution.
The iron is a more active metal than copper, so the iron atoms in the nail replace the copper atoms in the copper sulphate solution, so it becomes iron sulfate. The copper atoms will start to build on the iron nail, as well.