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Question

If a spoon of copper metal is placed in a solution of ferrous sulphate -

Options

A.Cu will precipitate out

B.iron will precipitate

C.Cu and Fe will precipitate

D.no reaction will take place

Solution

E^o_Cu²⁺/Cu = 0.34 E^o_Fe²⁺/Fe= - 0.44 volt
So Cu can′t displace Fe²⁺

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