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Question
Give reasons for the following.
Copper cannot displace zinc from its salt solution.
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Solution
A metal can displace a less reactive metal from its salt in an aqueous solution. But zinc is more reactive than copper. Therefore, copper cannot displace zinc from its salt solution.
Cu(s) + ZnSO4 (aq) → No reaction
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