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Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using CO?

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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