In the extraction of metallic zinc from zinc oxide, the reducing agent used is __.

zinc

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carbon

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oxygen

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hydrogen

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The correct option is B carbon
When zinc oxide is heated with carbon, it is reduced to metallic zinc. Carbon acts as the reducing agent.

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