Smelting involves reduction of metal oxide with:

Carbon

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Self reduction

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Magnesium

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Aluminium

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Solution

The correct option is A Carbon
Smelting is used to produce a base metal from its ore. The reducing agent is commonly a source of carbon such as coke, or in earlier times charcoal.

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