An iron nail placed in a solution copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (VI) is soon covered with a deposit of copper which of the following equations represents the reactions ?

  • A Fe 2+ (aq) + Cu(s) → Fe 3+ + Cu 2+ (aq)
  • B Fe 2+ (aq) + Cu(s) → Fe(s) + Cu2+ (aq)
  • C Fe (s) + Cu2+ (aq) → Fe2+(aq) + Cu2+ (aq)
  • D Fe(s) + Cu2+ → Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s)
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The correct answer is D. Fe(s) + Cu2+ → Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s)

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