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Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using CO? |
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Answer» The chemical reaction involving the reduction of ZnO by CO is : `ZnO(s)+CO(g) to Zn(s)+CO_(2)(g)` The process is thermodynamically not feasible because there is hardly any change in entropy as a result of the reaction. This is quite evident from the physical states of the reactants and products involved in the reaction |
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