Iron reacts with carbon to form iron oxide and carbon dioxide.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Iron oxide reacts with $C$ to form carbon dioxide and iron as:
$2 F e_{2} O_{3} + 3 C \to 3 C O_{2} + 2 F e_{2}$

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