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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3mt039

For : , . For : , . Assume both are independent of temperature and ignore the vaporisation of zinc. The lowest temperature at which carbon can reduce to zinc with as the product is about

  1. A3500 K
  2. B1222 K
  3. C2421 K
  4. D1263 K

Answer: D

The coupled reaction is the CO line minus the ZnO line: and . It is feasible when , i.e. , so about 1263 K. The other values use only one of the lines or add the enthalpies wrongly.
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