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प्रश्न
Explain the reducing action of carbon monoxide.
उत्तर
Carbon monoxide is a strong reducing agent. It reduces the oxides of the less active metals to their respective metals and itself gets oxidised to carbon dioxide.
\[\ce{\underset{\text{(black cupric oxide)}}{CuO}+CO→[heat]CU +\underset{\text{red/brown}}{CO2}}\]
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