The set up below was used to investigate a chemical property of carbon. Study it and answer the questions that follow. (i) What observations were made on...

The set up below was used to investigate a chemical property of carbon. Study it and answer
the questions that follow.

(i) What observations were made on heating the mixture.
(ii) What is the industrial application of carbon in terms of property investigated
above.

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(i) Lime water forms a white precipitate
Brown solid forms in the boiling tube
(ii) Extraction of metals which are lower in the electrochemical series from their
oxides eg Zn,Cu, Pb, Fe etc.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 22, 2019 at 06:30

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