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Question
Complete the following by selecting the correct option from the choices given:
The metal whose oxide, which is amphoteric, is reduced to metal by carbon reduction ____________. (Fe/Mg/Pb/Al)
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Solution
The metal whose oxide, which is amphoteric, is reduced to metal by carbon reduction Pb
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