Question

Give the reaction involved in the formation of a salt by simple displacement. Explain using examples.

Answer 1

In a simple displacement reaction, a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its salt solution, forming a new salt.

Example:

\[\ce{Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu}\]

Here, zinc displaces copper from copper sulphate to form zinc sulphate.