Fe + CuSO4*5H2O → FeSO4*5H2O + Cu

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

CuII + 2 e- → Cu0 (reduction)

Fe0 - 2 e- → FeII (oxidation)

CuSO4*5H2O is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Fe
    • Names: Iron source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Fe source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 26 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
  • CuSO4*5H2O
    • Names: Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-03, Copper(ii) sulfate, pentahydrate source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Cupric sulfate pentahydrate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-03
    • Appearance: Blue solid in various forms source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

  • FeSO4*5H2O
  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02