Question

In the reaction between Copper sulphate and zinc metal, a colourless salt zinc sulphate is formed along with a red coloured powdery substance. What is the red coloured powdery substance formed? What is the type of reaction. *​

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Types of chemical reactions

Reaction of zinc with coppe...

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Reaction of zinc with copper sulphate solution is:

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on adding zinc to CuSO

4

solution, zinc displaces copper from copper sulphate & forms zinc sulphate solution because zinc is more reactive metal which displaces less reactive metal from its solution.

This is indicated by a colour change from blue to colourless.

CuSO

4

solution has a blue colour while ZnSO

4

solution is colourless.

Zn+CuSO

4

→ZnSO

4

+Cu