What happens when zinc or iron react with dilute sulphuric acid.Explain your answer by giving suitable chemical equation. Why does copper not show similar behaviour?

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$Z n + H_{2} {S O}_{4} \to {Z n S O}_{4} + H_{2} F e + H_{2} {S O}_{4} \to {F e S O}_{4} + H_{2}$
Cu is not used in displacement reaction as it is present below hydrogen in activity series so cannot displace hydrogen from sulfuric acid.

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What happens when zinc or iron react with dilute sulphuric acid.Explain your answer by giving suitable chemical equation. Why does copper not show similar behaviour?

Zn+H2SO4→ZnSO4+H2Fe+H2SO4→FeSO4+H2Cu is not used in displacement reaction as it is present below hydrogen in activity series so cannot displace hydrogen from sulfuric acid.

$Z n + H_{2} {S O}_{4} \to {Z n S O}_{4} + H_{2} F e + H_{2} {S O}_{4} \to {F e S O}_{4} + H_{2}$
Cu is not used in displacement reaction as it is present below hydrogen in activity series so cannot displace hydrogen from sulfuric acid.