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Why are displacement reactions said to be redox reactions?

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Metals having high reactivity displace the metals having less reactivity from their salt solution. Such chemical reactions are known as displacement reactions. Metals with higher reactivity get oxidized and those with lesser reactivity get reduced. So, oxidation and reduction take place simultaneously. Thus we can say displacement reactions are redox reactions.

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