Zinc metal displaces oxygen from zinc(ii)oxide however it is unable to displace oxygen from magnesium oxide.Explain
1) Zinc metal displaces oxygen from zinc(ii)oxide:
Zn + ZnO = ZnO + Zn
This reaction does not make sense.
2) It is unable to displace oxygen from magnesium oxide:
That is because Mg is less electronegative than Zn.
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