Question

010.
When zinc oxide is heated with carbon, it is
reduced to metallic zinc but carbon can't reduce
the compounds of sodium, magnesium etc. to
the respective metals. Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

YES BECAUSE

Explanation:

carbon has more affinity for oxygen than zinc due to which ZnO is reduced to Zn and carbon combines with oxygen to form CO. Whereas, oxides of chromium cannot be reduced by using carbon has less affinity for oxygen than chromium due to which chromium oxide is not reduced by carbon.