give one equation to show reducing property of carbon
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What does reduction mean and why are hydrogen and carbon good reducing agents?
Reduction is the removal of oxygen. Hydrogen and carbon both form oxides that are easy to remove (both water and carbon dioxide are produced as gas when hot reactions are done).
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Carbon monoxide is a strong reducing agent. It reduces the oxides of the less active metals to their respective metals and itself gets oxidised to carbon dioxide in the process.
Carbon monoxide is used in the extraction of pure metals from their corresponding oxides.
✓CuO+CO→Cu+CO²
✓PbO+CO→Pb+CO²
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