Can displacement reaction replace electroplating?

1.	Can displacement reaction replace electroplating?
Answer» Essentially, ELECTROPLATING is also a displacement reaction. But if your interest is to electroplate a piece of METAL, if you want a layer of one metal to FORM on another metal, then electroplating is the only and simple displacement reaction can not replace it. In a simple displacement react, the least reactive metal is deposited at the BOTTOM of the reaction vessel. in electroplating, the least reactive metal is deposited onto another metal.

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