Why can iron be extracted by heating with carbon?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Because carbon is higher up in the reactivity series than iron so you can do that and it is practical

Answer 3

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Copper can. It can be found as an ore, as an oxide. when it is heated with carbon the oxygen reacts with the carbon leaving the copper. I hope this helped :)

Answer 4

carbon reduces the metal oxide to its original metal

for example:

2FeO+C=2Fe+CO2

Answer 5

Red-hot carbon is a reducing agent it accepts oxygen from ironoxide depositing iron and carbon becomes carbon(iv)oxide

Answer 6

The reduction with carbon is a simple and not expensive method; electrolysis of the oxide is practically impossible.