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Question
Identify the reducing agent in the following reactions
`"Fe"_2"O"_3 + 3"CO" -> 2"Fe" + 3"CO"_2`
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Solution
CO is causing the reduction of Fe2O3 to Fe so, carbon monoxide is the reducing agent.
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