Out of coke and co which is better reducing agent for reduction of zno
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Coke is definitely the better reducing agent for the reduction of zinc oxide (ZnO) than carbon monoxide (CO).
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WHY?
The Gibbs free energy of formation becomes lower at temperatures above 1273 K, for CO2 from C. In case of CO2 from CO, the Gibbs free energy of formation is always higher than ZnO.
Therefore, C is always considered better than CO for carrying out the reduction of Zn from ZNO at lower temperatures.
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