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When the oxide of element H was heated with powdered carbon, the mixture glowed and carbon (IV) oxide was formed.
When the experiment was repeated using the oxide of element J, there was no apparent reaction.
(a) Suggest one method that can be used to extract element J from its oxide.
(b) Arrange the elements H, J and carbon in the order of their decreasing reactivity.