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name a metal oxide which can be reduced by carbon.

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Answered by menezesnit2006
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Metals such as zinc, iron and copper are present in ores as their oxides. Each of these oxides is heated with carbon to obtain the metal. The metal oxide loses oxygen, and is therefore reduced. The carbon gains oxygen, and is therefore oxidised.

vimalmehta: but how did you know the answer does it depend on metal reactivity series
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