Question

Wood charcoal is an excellent reducing agent.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Charcoal is a porous black solid, consisting of an amorphous form of carbon. When prepared from wood, it is known as wood charcoal. Carbon is a good reducing agent, especially at higher temperatures because it is a non-metal and it combines with oxygen to form gaseous non-metallic oxides. This is why coke or coal is widely used in metallurgy to extract copper, silver and gold.