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carbon cannot reduce Fe2O3 to Fe at a temperature below 983K because a)free energy change for the formation of CO is more negative then that of Fe2O3 b)CO is thermodynnamically more stable then Fe2O3 c)carbo has higher affinity towards oxygen than iron d)iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon

carbon cannot reduce Fe2O3 to Fe at a temperature below 983K because
a)free energy change for the formation of CO is more negative then that of Fe2O3
b)CO is thermodynnamically more stable then Fe2O3
c)carbo  has higher affinity towards oxygen than iron 
d)iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon 

Grade:11

1 Answers

Varon
510 Points
5 years ago
Hello christopher,
Iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon.So it can cannot reduce Fe2O3 to Fe at a temperature below 983K
So option D is correct

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