Question

Take two conical flasks. Label them as I and II. Take a small amount of copper sulphate
solution in the first conical flask. Take a small amount of granulated zinc in the second
conical flask. Allow the copper sulphate solution to react with the zinc.
i) Name the type of reaction.
ii) Say whether the metal zinc is more reactive or less reactive.
iii) Write the complete and balanced reaction.
iv) Say whether this change is reversible or irreversible

Answer 1

According to the problem statement if copper sulphate solution is made to react with granulated zinc then displacement reaction takes place and the copper in copper sulphate is replaced by zinc.

The products of the reaction is zinc sulphate and copper.

The type of the reaction is single displacement reaction.

Metal zinc is more reactive than copper as it requires less effort to complete the octet structure than copper.

cuSO4+Zn=ZnSO4+cu.

It is an exothermic reaction and it seems that the reaction is not reversible.

Answer 2

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