Highly electropositive metals cannot be extracted by carbon reduction process because, these:
A
metals combine with carbon to form carbides
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B
metals do not react with carbon
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C
metal oxides are not reduced by carbon
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D
loss of metal is more in vaporisation
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Solution
The correct options are A metals combine with carbon to form carbides D loss of metal is more in vaporisation Highly electropositive metals cannot be extracted by carbon reduction process because of two reasons (i) Metals combine with carbon to form carbides. (ii) Loss of metal is more in vaporization.