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Solution
Reduction of a metal oxide by excess carbon at high temperature is a method for the commercial preparation of $$ZnO$$ and $$Fe_2O_3$$. The process is called smelting and is used in pyrometallurgy.
$$\displaystyle 2Fe_2O_3 + 3C \xrightarrow {blast furnace} 4Fe+3CO_2 $$
$$\displaystyle ZnO + C \xrightarrow {1500 K} Zn + CO$$