A piece of Zn was added to CuSO4solution. Initially CuSO4 (aq) is a blue/green color and after 30 minutes it turned light blue.

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A piece of Zn was added to CuSO4solution. Initially CuSO4 (aq) is a blue/green color and after 30 minutes it turned light blue. Initially the Zn (s) was dull gray and after 30 minutes it was black.
Based on the above observations, answer the following questions:
a. What evidence is there of a chemical reaction?
b. Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
c. What type of chemical reaction is this?

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