Chemistry · Group 13 to Group 18 Elements
Oxides of the various metals are converted into metal by heating but not in :
Oxides of the various metals are converted into metal by heating but not in :
- A. \( A g_{2} O \)
- B. \( C u O \)
- C. \( H g O \)
- D. All of these
Step-by-step solution
Ag2O and HgO decompose upon heating to form the respective metal and oxygen, but CuO does not decompose to Cu metal by heating alone; it requires a reducing agent.
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