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Question
Zinc oxide reacts with carbon, on heating, to form zinc metal and carbon monoxide. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. Name
- oxidising agent, and
- reducing agent,
in this reaction.
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Solution
The balanced chemical reaction is as follows:
\[\ce{ZnO + C -> Zn + CO}\]
- Zinc oxide (ZnO)
- Carbon (C)
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