What is a displacement reaction? Give one example.

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A chemical reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound is called a displacement reaction.

For example, when zinc (Zn) reacts with copper sulphate
( $C u S O_{4}$ )

, zinc replaces copper being more reactive than copper. $Zn + {CuSO}_{4} \to {ZnSO}_{4} + Cu$

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What is double displacement reaction. Give an example.

Give one example of an oxidation-reduction reaction which is also :

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(a) what is the difference between displacement and double displacement reactions ? Write equations for these reactions.

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