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Discussion Forum : Chemistry - Section 1 (Q.No. 4)
4.
The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is
Na
Ag
Hg
Fe
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Thanish Hijragama said:   1 decade ago
Oxidation state of mercury can be +2, why can't be Hg then?

Shashank thorat said:   1 decade ago
Fe has great affinity to the sulphate ion that shows Fe replaces the copper ion the formation of compound FeSo4 or cu can be separated.

Srinivas said:   1 decade ago
Iron oxidation state is two so iron accept sulphate ion according to mechanism.

Eric said:   1 decade ago
Fe is more reactive than Cu, and so will displace copper in solution.

Lenhkp said:   1 decade ago
Its a simple case of displacement reaction where, Fe being more reactive in the activity series of metal, replaces Cu from the CuSO4 solution to liberate free Cu.

Fe (more reactive) +CuSO4-->FeSO4 + Cu (less reactive).

Preeti said:   1 decade ago
Its because iron displaces copper sulphate as iron is more reactive metal than copper.

Kareena said:   1 decade ago
According to activity series, iron is more reactive then copper hence iron will displace copper from its aqueous solution.

Nitin salvi said:   1 decade ago
Fe is high reactive than cu.

Premkumar said:   1 decade ago
cuso4+Fe=Feso4+cu This is chemical reaction. cu give 2+ electron and so4 accept this electron.

Jay said:   1 decade ago
Dolly in a mechanism iron easily produce 2e- and copper easily gain 2e-. And sodium produce only one electron so mechanism not set so iron is right answer.


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