Which of the following processes does not involve oxidation of iron?

Which of the following processes does not involve oxidation of iron?
  1. Rusting of iron sheets
  2. Decolourization of blue CuSO4 solution by iron
  3. Formation of FeCO5 from Fe
  4. Liberation of H2 from steam by iron at high temperature

Solution

(i) Rusting of iron FeFe3+(oxidation)
(ii) Cu2++FeFe2++Cu oxidation
Fe+H2SO4FeSO4+H2g (oxidation)
(iii) In the formation of Iron carbonyl from Fe, the oxidation number does not change at all.
Fe 0 + 5 CO Fe 0 (CO) 5
(iv) Fe+ H 2 O Fe 2 O 3 + H 2

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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