(Solved): In step 5, of the experiment, a student accidentally added 2.0 g of Mg metal instead of Zn , to reac ...

In step 5, of the experiment, a student accidentally added 2.0 g of Mg metal instead of Zn , to react with 5.0 g of

. How will this affect the result of the experiment? The copper (II) sulfate solution would react with the Mg . because Cu is less active than Mg . However, not all the copper (1.) sulfate was reacted to form Cu . The copper (10) sulfate solution would not react with the Mg . This is because Cu is more active than Mg . The copper (II) sulfate solution would react with the Mg, because Cu is less active than Mg. However, the excess

would not react with the 6 M HCl because Mg is less active than hydrogen. There will be no effect in the final result, all the copper (II) sulfate will be converted to Cu .