Thermite is a mixture of:

M g O + A l

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F e_{2} O_{3} + A l

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Z n + C a C O_{3}

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Z n + P_{2} O_{5}

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Solution

The correct option is C $F e_{2} O_{3} + A l$
Thermite is a mixture of one metal oxide and another metal powder. Usually aluminium is used as metal that reduces the metal oxide.
e.g. iron thermite $(F e_{2} O_{3} + A l)$
chromium thermite $(C r_{2} O_{3} + A l)$

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E_{Z n^{2 +} | Z n}^{0} = - 0.76 V, E_{P b^{2 +} | P b}^{0} = - 0.13 V

E_{A l^{3 +} | A l}^{0} = - 1.66 V

Iron oxides $F e_{2} O_{3}$ can be reduced by $A l$ in the Goldschmidt thermite process.

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