Question

Correct the following statement:

Copper displaces both zinc and silver from their solutions.

Answer 1

Corrected statement: Copper displaces silver but not zinc from their solutions.

Explanation:

In the electrochemical series, copper is placed below zinc but above silver. A metal can displace another metal that is below it in the series. Hence, copper can displace silver (which is below it), but cannot displace zinc, which is above it.