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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason.
Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: For acidic impurities like SiO2 present in an ore, basic fluxes are used.
Reason: Lime is a basic flux.

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Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
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Assertion is true but reason is false.
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Both assertion and reason are false.
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Solution

The correct option is A Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The reaction involved in removal of acidic impurities with basic flux is:-
SiO2(acidic impurities)+MgCO3(basic flux)MgSiO3(fusible slag)+CO2

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