zinc oxide can be reduced to metal by heating with carbon but cr2o3cannot be reduced by heating with carbon

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Melting point of chromium is very high $(2435 ° C)$ as compared to zinc oxide $(1975 ° C)$ so it is not easily reduced by carbon.

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