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Assertion : Reduction of the metal oxide usually involves heating it with some other substance acting as a reducing agent.
Reason : The reducing agent combines with the oxygen of the metal oxide.

A

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True, Statement 2 is Correct explanation for Statement 1.

B

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True, Statement 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement 1.

C

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False.

D

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True.

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Reduction of the metal oxide usually involves heating it with some other substance acting as reducing agent(CorCO or even another metal). The reducing agent (e.g. carbon) combines with the oxygen of the metal oxide,
`M_xO_y + yC rarr xM + yCO`
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