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KCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Carbon can reduce ferric oxide to iron at a temperature above \(983 \mathrm{~K}\) because

  1. A carbon monoxide formed is thermodynamically less stable than ferric oxide
  2. B carbon has a higher affinity towards oxidation than iron
  3. C free energy change for the formation of carbon dioxide is less negative than that for ferric oxide
  4. D iron has a higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon
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(B) carbon has a higher affinity towards oxidation than iron

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Above \(983 \mathrm{~K}\), free energy change for the formation of \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) is more negative than that for ferric oxide. Thus, above this temperature, carbon has a higher affinity towards oxidation than iron.