Zinc is obtained by heating zinc oxide with carbon.
Which statement describes what happens to the zinc oxide in this process?
It gains oxygen, so it is oxidised.
It gains oxygen, so it is reduced.
It loses oxygen, so it is oxidised.
It loses oxygen, so it is reduced.
86 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.1 Reactivity of metals, covering 4.1.1 Metal oxides, 4.1.2 The reactivity series, 4.1.3 Extraction of metals and reduction, and 4.1.4 Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.