Question

why do metals high in the reactivity series cant be reduced by carbon

Answer 1

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This is because sodium and magnesium are more reactive than carbon. This means that carbon cannot reduce the oxides of these metals. The two metals are above carbon in the reactivity series and thus have a high affinity to oxygen than carbon does and thus cannot be reduced by it

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Answer 2

Because metals in top of reactivity series are more reactive than carbon. Hence they can't reduced by carbon