At the temperature corresponding to which of the points in Fig, FeO will be reduced to Fe by coupling the reaction 2FeO → 2Fe + O 2 with all of the following reactions? (a) C + O 2 → CO 2 (b) 2C + O 2 → 2CO and (c) 2CO + O 2 → 2 CO 2

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At point B and E the ∆G values for (a),(b) and (c) is lesser than that for reduction of FeO to Fe which means that the total ∆G for the reaction will be large and negative and the reaction will take place.

At the temperature corresponding to which of the points in Fig, FeO will be reduced to Fe by coupling the reaction 2FeO → 2Fe + O2 with all of the following reactions?(a) C + O2→ CO2(b) 2C + O2→ 2CO and(c) 2CO + O2→2 CO2

At the temperature corresponding to which of the points in Fig, FeO will be reduced to Fe by coupling the reaction 2FeO → 2Fe + O₂ with all of the following reactions?

(a) C + O₂→ CO₂

(b) 2C + O₂→ 2CO and

(c) 2CO + O₂→2 CO₂