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Give an example of a displacement reaction.


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Displacement reaction:-

  • The chemical reaction in one atom or group of atoms is displaced by another atom or group of atoms is called a displacement reaction.
  • They are basically redox reactions.
  • There are two types of displacement reactions:
  • Single displacement reaction: In a single displacement reaction, only one atom is replaced by another atom.
  • Double displacement reaction: In a double displacement reaction a group of atoms is replaced by another group of atoms.
  • Example of displacement reaction: In the reaction between copper sulphate and zinc, zinc displaces copper from copper sulphate, to form zinc sulphate.

Zn(s)Zinc+CuSO4(aq)CoppersulphateZnSO4(aq)Zincsulphate+Cu(s)Copper


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