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Zinc powder is added to copper sulphate solution. Give balanced reaction.

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When zinc powder is added to copper sulphate solution, more reactive zinc displaces less rective copper from copper sulphate solution. The colourless zinc sulphate is formed with evolution of heat.
`underset("Copper sulphate") (CuSO_(4(aq)))+Zn_((s))tounderset("Zinc sulphate") (ZnSO_(4(aq)))+underset("Copper")(Cu_((s)))+"Heat"`
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