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Extraction of Zinc

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Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using $C O ?$

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Zinc is not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using CO.
Reducing agent should have more negative $Δ G$ value. However in present case, Zn has more negative $Δ G$ value then CO, so it can not be reduced by CO.

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