Question

Write the word equation to show the displacement of iron from iron chloride.

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Iron nails lose their shiny appearance because an insoluble layer of copper is formed on the nails, Meanwhile, the solution,CuSO

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loses its blue color because of the formation of FeSO

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. This reaction is called displacement reaction in which the reactive element Iron, Fe has displaced less reactive Copper from its solution, The chemical equation can be written as:

Fe+CuSO

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→Cu+FeSO

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