Difference between displacement reactions and substitution reaction

The difference between displacement and substitution reactions are given below:

Displacement Reaction	Substitution Reaction
The reactions in which one element takes the place of another element in a compound, are known as displacement reactions.	Substitution reaction occurs when hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are substituted by other atoms. It is a characteristic of saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes).
$C u S O_{4} (a q) + Z n (s) \to Z n S O_{4} (a q) + C u (s)$	$C H 4 + C l 2 --- s u n l i g h t--> C H 3 C l + H C l$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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