A solution of CuSO4 was kept in an iron pot. After few days the iron pot was found to have a number of holes in it. Explain the reason in terms of reactivity. Write the equation of the reaction involved.
Iron is more reactive than copper. Due to this, iron displaced copper from copper sulphate to form iron sulphate. A portion of the iron pot got dissolved in this process and caused holes in it. Following equation is involved in this reaction:
CuSO4 + Fe →FeSO4 + Cu
