Chemistry
Give reasons for the following:
Iron displaces copper from a solution of a copper salt. The reaction is deemed as a redox reaction.
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When iron displaces copper from a solution of a copper salt, then the reaction is as follows:
Fe + CuSO4 ⟶ FeSO4 + Cu
Ionic equation for the reaction can be written as:
Fe + Cu2+ ⟶ Fe2+ + Cu
Iron loses two electrons and is oxidized to Fe2+.
Fe ⟶ Fe2+ [Oxidation] [-2e-]
Cu2+ gains two electrons and is reduced to copper.
Cu2+ ⟶ Cu [Reduction] [+2e-]
Thus, the given reaction is a redox reaction.
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