Consider the given Ellingham diagram. At 1000 °C, which among Mg, Al, and Zn can be extracted from its oxide by the reaction: 2C (s) + O₂ (g) → 2CO (g)?

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Consider the given Ellingham diagram. At 1000 °C, which among Mg, Al, and Zn can be extracted from its oxide by the reaction: 2C (s) + O₂ (g) → 2CO (g)?

 

 

-100
-200
4Cu + O,→ 2Cu,0
-300
2Fe + 0, 2FEO
C+ 0,→ CO,
-400
-500
20 + 0,+ 20O
200 + 0, + 200,
-600
2Zn + 0, 2Zno
-700
A
-800
-900
4/3A1 + 0, → 2/3AĻO,
-1000
2Mg + O, + 2Mgo
-1100
-1200-
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Transcribed Image Text:-100 -200 4Cu + O,→ 2Cu,0 -300 2Fe + 0, 2FEO C+ 0,→ CO, -400 -500 20 + 0,+ 20O 200 + 0, + 200, -600 2Zn + 0, 2Zno -700 A -800 -900 4/3A1 + 0, → 2/3AĻO, -1000 2Mg + O, + 2Mgo -1100 -1200- 0°C 400°C 800°C 1200°C 1600°C 2000°C 273 K 673 K 1073 K 1473 K 1873 K 2273 K Temperature AG"/kJ mor' of O,
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