alleryStart learning →What does the crossing of two lines in an Ellingham plot mean?
ABoth oxides are volatile
BFree energy change is zero there
CThe two metals are alloyed
DThe ore is fully reduced
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Free energy change is zero there
At the crossing point the two oxidation free energies are equal, so the net reaction has zero free energy change.
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