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A mixture of haematite, coke and limestone, on heating in blast furnace, gives molten iron metal. This is known as:
A mixture of haematite, coke and limestone, on heating in blast furnace, gives molten iron metal. This is known as:
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The correct option is B Smelting
In the extraction of iron:
Smelting is done in blast furnace, where a mixture of haematite, coke and limestone, on heating, gives molten iron metal. It is a combined term for the roasting, reduction and use of fluxes, all of which finally give iron, starting from its ore.
In the extraction of iron:
Smelting is done in blast furnace, where a mixture of haematite, coke and limestone, on heating, gives molten iron metal. It is a combined term for the roasting, reduction and use of fluxes, all of which finally give iron, starting from its ore.
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