Single displacement

Single displacement

A reaction of the form A + BC = B + AC where a less reactive element is replaced with a more reactive element. For example, zinc displaces hydrogen from hydrochloric acid in the following reaction: Zn(s) + 2 HCl(aq) = ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g).

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