If a copper strip is placed in a solution of lead ions, the copper strip dissolv

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If a copper strip is placed in a solution of lead ions, the copper strip dissolved and particles of lead metal are made in the solution. which substance is the most active If a copper strip is placed in a solution of lead ions, the copper strip dissolved and particles of lead metal are made in the solution. which substance is the most active If a copper strip is placed in a solution of lead ions, the copper strip dissolved and particles of lead metal are made in the solution. which substance is the most active

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The copper is more active than lead. As the copper strip dissolves it means copper is undergoing oxidation i.e, loss of electrons and copper ions formed go to solution phase. And lead particles are formed , it means the electrons lost by copper are taken up by lead hence undergoing reduction. The more the tendency of a metal to lose electrons the more active the metal is.

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