The word displace means to push out. A more reactive element can displace a less reactive element out of its compound during a chemical reaction. Displacement reactions can be used to investigate ...

DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these programmable nanodevices stable and functional inside living cells. If ...

The iron pushes copper out of its compound – iron displaces copper. This is a displacement reaction. Two new products have formed: copper and iron sulfate. In fact, we can see the colour of the ...