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Question
Give a balanced equation for the following conversion: [In one or two steps]
Carbon dioxide to carbon.
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Solution
CO2 to carbon
On burning magnesium in CO2
\[\ce{2Mg + CO2 -> 2MgO + \underset{\text{Carbon}}{C}}\]
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