-p-Block elements - I — Chemistry STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistry-p-Block elements - I1 Mark
MCQ
Hydrogen gas will not reduce
A
Heated cupric oxide
B
Heated ferric oxide
C
Heated stannic oxide
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Heated aluminium oxide
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Answer
Correct option: D.
Heated aluminium oxide
d Aluminium oxide cannot be reduced by hydrogen even under very hot conditions because $Al$ is more reactive than $H$. While other oxides can be reduced by hydrogen as they are below hydrogen in the metal reactivity series.
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