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Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using CO?

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

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