Question

Assertion :

A piece of zinc placed in a blue copper nitrate solution will displace the copper from the solution, producing copper metal and a colourless ${Zn}^{2+}$ solution.

Reason: Copper is a much more active metal than zinc.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

When zinc is placed in blue copper solution then colourless $Z{n}^{2+}$ solution form and produce copper metal, this is because zinc is more reactive than copper and easily displace copper from its solution.