Question

Can silver displace the aluminium in aluminium sulphate?

Answer 1

Answer: No

Aluminium is more reactive than silver. This means silver cannot displace aluminium from aluminium sulphate.

Additional Information

Reactivity Series - A series of metals arranged by their reactivity in the order of low reactivity to high reactivity from bottom to top.

Potassium and Sodium - These are the most reactive metals known to us(yet). They react vigorously with water and produces a lot of heat. Sodium is kept in kerosene oil because if it is kept in air, it will catch fire because it is highly reactive.

Displacement Reaction - The reaction in which a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its solution is called displacement reaction.