on immersing an iron nail in copper sulphate solution for a few minutes.ehat will you observe?

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When you dip an Iron nail in CuSO4, Iron replaces Copper from CuSO4, since it is more reactive than Copper. The displaced Copper gets deposited on the nail, which is soft and dull in nature.

Fe + CuSO4 -> FeSO4 + Cu

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