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Blast furnace is employed in the smelting of oxide ore with coke and flux in the metallurgy of

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Iron

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Copper

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Lead

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All of the above

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The correct option is A Iron
Blast furnace is employed in the smelting of oxide ore with coke and flux in the metallurgy of Iron. $F e O (s) + C (s) \to F e (s / l) + C O (g)$

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