Question

Grey colored metal ‘X’ is used in making dry cell. It is also used for coating iron metal to prevent it from rusting .When granules of ‘X’ are added to pale green solution of compound of the most corrosive metal ‘Y’, the color of the solution gets faded and metal ‘Y’ is formed. Identify ’X’ and ‘Y’. Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved. When we add pure silver coin to this pale green solution of a compound of corrosive metal Y, explain what will happen?

Answer 1

Answer:

Here in the question, Zinc is the Gray colored metal which is used in the processes like making dry cell and anti-rusting coating on iron. Copper is the reddish brown metal that has a blue solution of its compound