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Give a scientific reason for the following.

Iron displaces copper from copper sulphate but copper cannot displace iron.

CuSO4 + Fe → FeSO4 + Cu


i) Iron is more reactive than copper.


ii) In the above reaction, iron being more reactive than copper displaces it from its compound (CuSO4)


iii) As a result, a new compound FeSO4 is formed.


iv) The above reaction is an example of a single displacement reaction.


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