3. What chemical process is used for obtaining a metal from its oxide?
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Reduction method is used to obtain metal from its oxide. Ex: Zinc oxide is reduced to metallic zinc by Heating with carbon.
- ZnO + C → Zn + CO
Ex: Lead oxide is reduced to lead by heating with carbon
- PbO +C → Pb + CO
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- Reduction process is used for converting metal oxides into metal. Various reducing agents are used for different metal oxides to obtain free metal.
- The reduction process is useful to obtain free metal from oxides.
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