When barium chloride solution is added to copper sulphate solution a white precipitate is produced along with copper chloride solution. Name the type of reaction involved.

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When barium chloride solution is added to copper sulphate solution a white precipitate of barium sulphate is produced along with copper chloride solution.

$B a C l_{2} + C u S O_{4} \to B a S O_{4} + C u C l_{2}$

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This is a double displacement reaction in which two compounds namely barium chloride and copper sulphate react by exchanging of their ions to form two new compounds, barium sulphate and copper chloride.

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