Among pig iron and wrought iron, which is used for making tools? Why?

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Wrought Iron is used for rivets, chains, ornamental iron work, railway couplings, water and steam pipes, bolts and nuts, horse shoe bars, hand rails, straps for timber roof trusses, boiler tubes, roofing sheets, etc.
Wrought Iron is used in making tools because it is easily forged and welded, can be used to form temporary magnets, it is ductile, malleable and tough, etc.

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	Method of preparation & Content
Pig Iron	...........i................
Cast Iron	...........ii...............
Wrought Iron	.........iii...............
Steel	............iv...........

Consider the following statements.

I : Pig iron is malleable and ductile.

II : Pig iron can be melted to produce cast iron of desired shapes.

III : Wrought iron is obtained by heating pig iron with iron oxide in a furnace.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1) Abraham Darby I	A) Cast iron
2) Abraham Darby II	B) Puddling process
3) Henry Cort	C) Blast furnace
	D) Conversion of pig iron into wrought iron using smelting
	E) Coke for the furnace

1) Abraham Darby I	A) Cast iron
2) Abraham Darby II	B) Puddling process
3) Henry Cort	C) Blast furnace
	D) Conversion of pig iron into wrought iron using smelting
	E) Coke for the furnace

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