Question

ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ, ᴡʜʏ  ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ?​

Answer 1

Hey mate,.

Here carbon is reducing agent .

So, it can be reduce copper oxide into copper.

Hope it will help you

✌️sai

Answer 2

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✨Carbon has great reactivity or affinity for oxygen than copper. Therefore, it can reduce Copper oxide to Copper. On the other hand , carbon has less afinity for oxygen than Calcium and , therefore, it cannot reduce Calcium oxide to Calcium ✨..