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| 1. |
Carbon can reduce ferric oxide to iron at a temperature above 983 K because ______? |
| A. | free energy change for the formation of carbon dioxide is less negative than that for ferric oxide. |
| B. | iron has a higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon. |
| C. | carbon monoxide formed is thermodynamically less stable than ferric oxide. |
| D. | carbon has a higher affinity towards oxidation than iron. |
| Answer» E. | |