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Question
What is meant by displacement reaction, Explain with help of one example.
Solution
Displacement reaction is a chemical reaction in which displacement of a metal from its solution takes place by the other metal that is more reactive than the metal being displaced.
Example:
Zn + CuSO4 → ZnSO4 + Cu
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