Question

Name the following:

A form of iron that contains 2-4 percent carbon and is the most impure form of iron.

Answer 1

A form of iron that contains 2-4 percent carbon and is the most impure form of iron is Pig Iron.

• Iron in the earth's crust is found in the form of ores like Haematite, Magnetite, etc.
• These ores are taken in a blast furnace to extract a pure form of iron.
• The most impure form of Iron that is extracted from the blast furnace is Pig Iron, which contains almost 4-5% of Carbon.