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______________ gas is responsible for the flame at the mouth of Bessemer converter.

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Carbon dioxide
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Carbon monoxide
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Hydrogen
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Helium
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Solution

The correct option is C Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is liberated at a later stage and it burns with a blue flame at the mouth of the Bessemer converter. When all the carbon is oxidised, the blue flame dies out.

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