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Can you store copper sulphate solution in a zinc pot ?

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* Zinc is more reactive than copper. Therefore, zinc can displace copper from its salt solution. If copper sulphate solution is stored in a zinc pot, then zinc will displace copper from the copper sulphate solution.
`Zn_((S))+Cu_((aq))^(2+)toZn_((aq))^(2+) +Cu_((S))`.
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