Question

Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
What is the reducing agent in the reaction?

Answer 1

Answer:

Fe + CuSO4(aq) → FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s) The type of reaction is a displacement reaction. In this reaction, the highly reactive metal iron replaces the Copper in copper sulphate by giving up two electrons and gets oxidized and forms a new compound called ferrous sulphate.

Answer 2

Fe is the reducing agent in the given reaction.

GIVEN:

Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)

The given reaction is an oxidation-reduction(redox) reaction.

To find:- reducing agent in the given redox reaction.

Explanation:

It is an example of an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.

Here in this reaction:-

CuSO4 is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

Hence, Fe is the reducing agent in the reaction.