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Carbon cannot reduce `Fe_(2)O_(3)` to Fe at a temperature below 983K because

A

free energy change for the formation of CO is more negative than that of `Fe_(2)O_(3)`

B

CO is thermodynamically more stable than `Fe_(2)O_(3)`

C

carbon has higher affinity towards oxygen than iron

D

iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon.

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