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what is a displacement reaction? spams will be reported

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• In displacement reaction a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal but a less rwactive metal cannot displace a more reactive metal.
• A displacement reaction is also known as a replacement reaction or a metathesis reaction. There are two types of displacement reactions.

• single displacement reaction occurs when another element in a compound is replaced by an element. A metal only substitutes for a metal, and a nonmetal only substitutes for a nonmetal. Only a more reactive element in the compound with which it reacts can replace the other element.