Carbon cannot reduce Fe(2)O(3) to Fe at...

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

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

CO is thermodynamically more stable than `FeO_(3)`

carbon has higher affinity towards oxygen than iron

iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon

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iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon

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The reduction of Fe_(2)O_(3) to Fe by carbon at a temperature below 983 K does not take place because

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

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

carbon has higher affinity towards oxygen than iron

iron has higher affinity towards oxygen than carbon

Neutral solution

Acidic solution

Alkaline solution

Non-polar medium