At $673 K$ , which is the better reducing agent carbon or carbon monoxide?

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A reducing agent, or reductant, loses electrons and is oxidized in a chemical reaction. A reducing agent is typically in one of its lower possible oxidation states, and is known as the electron donor. A reducing agent is oxidized, because it loses electrons in the redox reaction. Examples of reducing agents include the earth metals, formic acid, and sulfite compounds.

Because at high temp. 673k enthalpy change for $c o, c o_{2}$ is less than that of c, co , hence co is easily oxidised into $c o_{2}$ and act as better reducing agent c.

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At 673K, which is the better reducing agent carbon or carbon monoxide?

At $673 K$ , which is the better reducing agent carbon or carbon monoxide?