What is the chemical equation for the reaction of Lead with copper (II) chloride?

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Jacob T.
Jun 18, 2018

#"Pb" + "CuCl"_2 to "Cu" + "PbCl"_2#

Explanation:

Metallic lead #"Pb"(s)# displaces copper (II) ions #"Cu"^(2+)# from its solution to produce copper metal and lead (II) chloride #"PbCl"_2#.

Depending on the quantity produced, #"PbCl"_2# might precipitate out due to its poor solubility thus it might be necessary to mention its state as solid #(s)# when the reaction takes place in an aqueous system.

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