Core & Extension Metals: Displacement Rxn & Stability

Core & Ext. Metals: Displacement Rxns & Stability of Compounds

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Displacement Reaction

And just as Stan is a stronger bully then Kyle, and is able to kick him out to be with Piggy, so it is with iron and copper.

Because iron (Fe) is a more reactive metal (it occurs higher up in the reactivity series), it is able to displace copper ions from the solution and take it’s place.

Copper

sulfate

iron

Iron

sulfate

copper

CuSO4 (aq) + Fe(s) ® FeSO4 (aq) + Cu(s)

Ionic equation: Cu2+ (aq) + Fe(s) ® Fe2+ (aq) + Cu(s)