Displacement Reactions Involving Metals and Non-metals
Chemistry ⇒ Metals and Non-metals
Displacement Reactions Involving Metals and Non-metals starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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A piece of copper is placed in a solution of silver nitrate. What will happen?
A student adds a strip of magnesium to copper sulphate solution. What is the expected result?
A student adds a strip of zinc to a solution of iron(II) sulphate. What will be observed?
A student adds chlorine gas to a solution of potassium iodide. What is the expected observation?
Describe what happens when a piece of iron is placed in a solution of copper sulphate.
Describe what happens when bromine is added to a solution of potassium chloride.
Describe what is meant by a displacement reaction involving non-metals.
Explain why displacement reactions are important in the extraction of metals.
Explain why magnesium can displace zinc from zinc sulphate solution but not sodium from sodium chloride solution.
Explain why potassium cannot be displaced from its compounds by any other metal.
Explain why silver does not displace copper from copper sulphate solution.
Which of the following non-metals can be displaced by chlorine from its salt solution?
(1) Bromine
(2) Iodine
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) Neither (1) nor (2)
A solution contains both copper(II) sulphate and silver nitrate. If a piece of zinc is added, which metals will be displaced from their compounds? Explain your answer.
A student observes that when a piece of lead is placed in a solution of magnesium sulphate, no reaction occurs. Explain why, using the concept of the reactivity series.
A student places a strip of aluminium into a solution of iron(III) chloride. Predict whether a displacement reaction will occur and write the balanced chemical equation if it does.
Arrange the following metals in order of their ability to displace hydrogen from dilute acids: Lead, Magnesium, Tin, Iron.
Explain why fluorine can displace chlorine from sodium chloride solution, but chlorine cannot displace fluorine from sodium fluoride solution.
