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Aluminium powder was added to a solution of copper sulphate. The colour of the solution changed from :

A

Colourless to blue

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B

Blue to colourless

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C

Light green to blue

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D

Reddish brown to light green

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Solution

The correct option is A Blue to colourless
Aluminium is above of copper in metal reactivity series hence Cu is replaced by Al, so solution color changes from blue to colorless.

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