Question

1. For Part 2: Single-Displacement Reactions: For each of the four single-displacement reactions, describe what happened in each well. If a chemical reaction occurred, write a balanced equation for it. Then using the A, B symbols, write a general equation for a single-displacement reaction.

Here are the chemical formulas of the reactants for each reaction:
• zinc – Zn
• copper sulfate –
• aluminum – Al
• copper sulfate –
• zinc – Zn
• silver nitrate –
• copper – Cu
• silver nitrate –

Answer 1

Single displacement reactions are the chemical reaction where metal with a higher reactive rate displaces the metal with the lower reactive rate during a chemical process. A + BX - > AX + B is the formula for the reaction. A is the more reactive metal and B is the less reactive metal. The reactions include…… Zinc and Copper sulfate which occurs when zinc is more reactive than copper and will replace copper during a chemical reaction. Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4+Cu Another one is Aluminum and copper sulfate. Aluminum is more reactive than copper so there forever in a chemical reaction it will quickly displace copper. 2Al+3CuSO4 -> Al2(SO4)3+3Cu. Another one is Copper and Silver Nitrate. Coper would win the battle with Silver because it is more reactive. Cu+2AgNO3 -> Cu(NO3)2+2Ag. Lastly there is Zinc and Silver Nitrate. Silver wins again because its much more reactive than Zinc. Zn+2AgNO3 -> Zn(NO3)2+2Ag

Answer 2

Explanation:

Single displacement reactions is defined as the chemical reaction in which more reactive metal displaces less reactive metal in a chemical reaction. These type of reactions are studied with the help of reactivity series.

The metals which lie above in the series will displace the metals which lie below in the reactivity series.

General form of this type of reaction follows:

`A+BX\rightarrow AX+B`

where, A is more reactive metal than B.

For the given reactants, the following reaction follows:

1) Zinc and Copper sulfate

The reaction will occur because zinc is more reactive than copper and will easily displace copper in a chemical reaction.

`Zn+CuSO_4\rightarrow ZnSO_4+Cu`

2) Aluminium and Copper sulfate

The reaction will occur because aluminium is more reactive than copper and will easily displace copper in a chemical reaction.

`2Al+3CuSO_4\rightarrow Al_2(SO_4)_3+3Cu`

3) Zinc and Silver Nitrate

The reaction will occur because Zinc is more reactive than Silver and will easily displace silver in a chemical reaction.

`Zn+2AgNO_3\rightarrow Zn(NO_3)_2+2Ag`

4) Copper and Silver Nitrate

The reaction will occur because Copper is more reactive than Silver and will easily displace silver in a chemical reaction.

`Cu+2AgNO_3\rightarrow Cu(NO_3)_2+2Ag`