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You are given the following chemical equation: Mg(s) + CuO(s) -> MgO(s) + Cu(s) This equation represents:

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Question

You are given the following chemical equation:

\[\ce{Mg_{(s)} + CuO_{(s)} -> MgO_{(s)} + Cu_{(s)}}\]

This equation represents:

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  • decomposition reaction as well as displacement reaction.

  • combination reaction as well as double displacement reaction.

  • redox reaction as well as displacement reaction.

  • double displacement reaction as well as redox reaction.

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Solution

Redox reaction as well as displacement reaction.

Explanation:

This is a displacement reaction because the more reactive metal, magnesium (Mg), displaces the less reactive metal, copper (Cu), from its oxide compound. It is simultaneously a redox reaction because magnesium gains oxygen (undergoes oxidation) while copper oxide loses oxygen (undergoes reduction).

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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 2 [Page 64]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 2 | Q 58. | Page 64
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