CuCl₂ (aq) + Fe (s) → Cu (s) + FeCl₂ (aq)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

CuCl₂ is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

• CuCl₂
  • Names: Copper(II) chloride , Cupric chloride , Copper chloride ... show moreCopper(2+) chloride , Cupric chloride anhydrous , Coclor , Copper(II) chloride (1:2) , Copper chloride (CuCl2) , Cupric dichloride , Copper(2+)chloride , Copper dichloride , Copper bichloride , CuCl2 , Cupric Chloride show less
  • Appearance: Yellow-brown solid (anhydrous) | blue-green solid (dihydrate)
• Fe
  • Names: Iron , Fe , Element 26 ... show moreFer , 26Fe , Eisen , Ferrum , Hierro , Carbonyl iron , Electrolytic iron , Ferrum metallicum , Iron powder , Iron, carbonyl , Iron, electrolytic , Iron, elemental , Iron, reduced , Reduced iron show less

Products:

• Cu
  • Names: Copper , Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) , Cu ... show moreCU-7 , Tatum-T , Paragard T 380A , Element 29 , Cuprum , Copper metal dusts , Copper metal fumes show less
  • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air ; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid.
• FeCl₂ – Iron(II) chloride , Iron dichloride
  • Other names: Ferrous chloride , Rokühnite , [FeCl3] , FeCl3
  • Appearance: Tan solid (anhydrous) | Pale green solid (di-tetrahydrate) ; White-to-light-green hygroscopic crystals