p-Block Elements – I — Chemistry STD 12 — Question
Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12Chemistryp-Block Elements – I2 Marks
Question
CO is a reducing agent. justify with an example.
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Answer
Both thermodynamic and kinetic factors make carbon monoxide (CO) a better reducing agent.
When CO is used to reduce a metal oxide, it gets oxidized to $CO _2$ Thermodynamically, $CO _2$ is much more stable than CO .
For example, $CO + Fe _2 O _3 \longrightarrow 2 Fe +3 CO _2$
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