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: '''Displacement reactions''' happen when a [[compound]] contains an [[element]] that is replaced by another [[element]] that is higher on the [[reactivity]] series.
: '''Displacement reactions''' can be used to [[Extraction|extract]] [[metal]]s from [[ore]]s.
===Examples===
: Copper Sulphate + Magnesium → Magnesium Sulphate + Copper
: Iron Chloride + Calcium → Calcium Chloride + Iron
: Lithium Hydroxide + Potassium → Potassium Hydroxide + Lithium
: Iron Oxide + Aluminium → Aluminium Oxide + Iron