In a beaker, if Mg is put into a solution of FeSO4, will the Mg displace Fe, or Hydrogen? The Eo value for Mg//H+ is higher than that of Mg//Fe2+, so technically H2 should be displaced?
Really confused-as I think experimentally Fe is displaced instead.
Also Mg does not react spontaneously with water (at rtp)...so it does not displace H2, but the Eo values state otherwise. I don't really get it...