Wednesday 22 May 2013

Can you store copper sulphate solutions in a zinc pot?


Q3.2: Can you store copper sulphate solutions in a zinc pot?
Solution:
In reactivity table zink is at head of cupper so that zinc is more reactive than copper. So that , zinc can displace copper from its salt solution. Hence the solution of copper sulphate cannot be stored in a zinc pot.

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