I wrote this in an exam. Would I of gotten the answer wrong?

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larrycoppa
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I wrote this in an exam. Would I of gotten the answer wrong?

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The question:

What type of reaction is this: Zn 2+ + CuSO4 > ZnSO4 + Cu 2+

My answer was a redox reaction. When my friends finished, he said it was a displacement reaction. Aren't displacement reactions just a type of redox reaction? So we are both right? Or mine is too general?
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Re: I wrote this in an exam. Would I of gotten the answer wrong?

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A displacement is also a redox reaction. Check redox numbers of Cu and Zn
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