What is Displacement Reaction?Give two examples.

In a Displacement Reaction,a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from a compound.

For example:-

1. Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
2. Zn (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → ZnSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)

• Fe → Iron
• CuSO₄ →Copper Sulphate
• FeSO₄ →Iron Sulphate
• Cu → Cupper
• Zn → Zinc
• ZnSO₄ →Zinc Sulphate

Other examples of Displacement Reaction are

Pb (s) + CuCl₂ (aq) →PbCl_{2 (aq)} + Cu (s)

• Pb → Lead
• CuCl₂ →Copper Chloride
• PbCl₂ →Lead Chloride