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Q. The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is

J & K CETJ & K CET 2011

Solution:

Iron $(Fe)$ is more reactive than copper $(Cu)$, hence iron can displaced copper from copper sulphate solution.
$ CuSO_{4}(aq)+Fe(s)\rightarrow FeSO_{4}(aq)+Cu(s) $