Iron which is placed higher in reactivity series than copper reacts with copper sulfate solution. Justify.

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The reaction between Iron & copper sulphate solution is as follow :-
$F e + {C u S O}_{4} ⟶ {F e S O}_{4} + C u$
As iron is placed higher in reactivity series than copper, iron readily displaces copper from copper sulphate solution to form iron sulphate & copper.

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Iron which is placed higher in reactivity series than copper reacts with copper sulfate solution. Justify.

The reaction between Iron & copper sulphate solution is as follow :-Fe+CuSO4⟶FeSO4+CuAs iron is placed higher in reactivity series than copper, iron readily displaces copper from copper sulphate solution to form iron sulphate & copper.

The reaction between Iron & copper sulphate solution is as follow :-
$F e + {C u S O}_{4} ⟶ {F e S O}_{4} + C u$
As iron is placed higher in reactivity series than copper, iron readily displaces copper from copper sulphate solution to form iron sulphate & copper.