Question

The maximum temperature that can be achieved in blast furnace is :

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Answer 1

In extraction of iron from its oxide ore, hot air in blown from bottom of blast furnace so that coke is burnt to give high temperature upto 2200 K at lower portion of furnace only.
Then, CO and heat moves to upper part of furnace.
The temperature is lower in upper part where the iron oxide get reduce in different temperature.