Chemistry, asked by bhav63, 1 year ago

a)The oxides of metals like Hg can be reduced by heating only.

e. b)The oxides of metals like Na, Mg , Ca cannot be reduced by carbon. give reason

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Answered by rupanjanghosh2
5

Metals like Na, Mg, Ca have high affinity for oxygen and hence cannot be reduced by heating... they can be reduced only by electrolysis...

Answered by Anonymous
3

As these metals have more effinity towards oxygen then carbon so they will not loose their oxygen to carbon.


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