Pb + CuSO₄ → Cu + PbSO₄

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Pb is a reducing agent, CuSO₄ is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

• Pb
  • Names: Lead , Lead metal , Plumbum
  • Appearance: Bluish-white or silvery-grey solid in various forms. turns tarnished on exposure to air ; A heavy, ductile, soft, gray solid.
• CuSO₄ – Copper(II) sulfate
  • Other names: Cupric sulphate , Blue vitriol (pentahydrate) , Bluestone (pentahydrate) ... show moreBonattite (trihydrate mineral) , Boothite (heptahydrate mineral) , Chalcanthite (pentahydrate mineral) , Chalcocyanite (mineral) , Cupric sulfate , Copper sulfate (anhydrous) , CuSO4 , Copper sulfate , Cupric sulfate anhydrous , Copper monosulphate , Copper sulfate (1:1) , Cupric sulphate anhydrous , Copper sulphate , Copper(2+) sulfate , Copper(II) sulphate , Copper monosulfate , Cupric sulfate, anhydrous , Cupric sulphate, anhydrous , Sulfuric acid, copper(2+) salt(1:1) show less
  • Appearance: Gray-white (anhydrous) | blue (pentahydrate) ; White hygroscopic crystals

Products:

• Cu
  • Names: Copper , Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) , Cu ... show moreCU-7 , Tatum-T , Paragard T 380A , Element 29 , Cuprum , Copper metal dusts , Copper metal fumes show less
  • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air ; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid.
• PbSO₄ – Lead(II) sulfate
  • Other names: Anglesite , Fast white , Milk white ... show morePlumbous sulfate , Lead sulfate show less
  • Appearance: White solid