Decide whether a chemical reaction will happen. If a reaction does happen, write a chemical equation for it including the physical state symbols.

A) A strip of solid palladium metal is put into a beaker of 0.053M ZnSO4 solution.

B) A strip of solid sinc metal is out into a beaker of 0.039M PdCl2 solution.

Question

Decide whether a chemical reaction will happen. If a reaction does happen, write a chemical equation for it including the physical state symbols.

A) A strip of solid palladium metal is put into a beaker of 0.053M ZnSO4 solution.

B) A strip of solid sinc metal is out into a beaker of 0.039M PdCl2 solution.

ashleynguyenx3 · Answer

I think (A) will not react while (B) will but I'm not sure.

caozeyuan · Answer

Yes, pd is less reductive than Zn, so Pd cannot reduce Zn2+ to Zn