Question

What’s another example of metal that can also displace copper ions from solution copper sulfate CuSo4. What would be observed if you put a piece of silver into a solution containing Cu2+ ions?

Answer 1

Zinc (Zn).

We obtain Ag2SO4.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use another metal that can displace copper ions from solution of copper sulfate CuSO4. The key is to find a metal that contains an oxidation state of +2. If you go to see the periodic table, you can realize that a common example of this is Zn because it only contains +2 as an oxidation state.

Now, if we put a piece of silver into a solution containing Cu (2+), in this case, CuSO4 contains Cu (+) ions, we will obtain silver sulfate:

`Ag+CuSO_4\rightarrow Ag_2SO_4+Cu.`