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Question
Write balanced equation for the following reaction:
Reduction of iron (III) oxide by carbon monoxide.
Solution
Reduction of iron (III) oxide by carbon monoxide :
\[\ce{Fe2O3 + 3CO + heat -> 2Fe + 3CO2}\]
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