Question

Zinc oxide can be reduced to the metal by heating with carbon but not cr2o3

Answer 1

HERE'S YOUR SOLUTION:-

REDUCTION CAPACITY DEPENDS UPON CERTAIN FECTORS:-

1⃣:- TEMPERATURE..

2⃣:- PRESSURE

3⃣ :- MOLECULARITY OF COMPOUNDS ❗

SO AS WE KNOW THAT CARBON HAVING THE RECTION ABLITY LESS THAN THAT OF Cr2O3

BECAUSE IT TENDS TO BE CLOSED WITH OXYGEN ❗

THEREBY WE CAN PREDICT THAT AS CARBON HAVING GREATER ABILITY OF REDUCYION THAT'S WHY IT'S THE ANS❤❤

BRAINLIEST PLEASE ❤

Answer 2

It is because C is more reactive towards oxygen than Zn i.e. C has more affinity for Oxygen than Zn, whereas, Cr has higher affinity towards oxygen than Carbon hence the Cr-O bond can't be broken by C. Hence Cr2O3 is not reduced.