BRAINCAKEIonic Equations - Question 4
Question: Zinc powder is added to blue copper(II) sulfate solution. The blue colour fades and a brown solid forms. Write the ionic equation and the two half-equations.
Step 1: full equation.
Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
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Key terms in this lesson
- spectator ion
- An ion present in a reaction mixture that appears unchanged on both sides of the equation and takes no part in it.
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