Question

What happens when lead is added to copper (II) chloride solution? Write a balanced chemical equation of the reactions involved in support of your answer.

Answer 1

Lead displaces copper from copper chloride solution, forming lead chloride and copper metal. Displacement reaction takes place.

\[\ce{Pb_{(s)} + CuCl2_{(aq)} -> PbCl2_{(s)} + Cu_{(s)}}\]