Question

(a) Explain why carbon
can
be used
to
extract zinc from
zinc
oxide.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Zinc oxide, ZnO, reacts with carbon at very high temperatures to form molten zinc and carbon monoxide. This is also a displacement reaction, and occurs because carbon is more reactive than zinc. The more reactive carbon displaces the zinc atom, causing the zinc–oxygen bond to break while a new carbon-oxygen bond forms.

Answer 2

Answer:

Zinc oxide, ZnO, reacts with carbon at very high temperatures to form molten zinc and carbon monoxide. This is also a displacement reaction, and occurs because carbon is more reactive than zinc. The more reactive carbon displaces the zinc atom, causing the zinc–oxygen bond to break while a new carbon-oxygen bond forms......✌️