Why carbon cannot reduces the oxide of Na or Mg

1.	Why carbon cannot reduces the oxide of Na or Mg
Answer» This is because sodium and magnesium are more reactive than carbon. This means that carbon cannot reduce the oxides of these metals. The two metals are above carbon in the reactivity series and thus have a high affinity to oxygen than carbon does and thus cannot be reduced by it. Because carbon is less reactive than na and mg Because carbon is less reactive

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