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Which of the following statements is/are true about extraction of iron from its ore in blast furnance?

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At 1500 K, iron oxide get reduced to Fe by CO and C
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At 673 K, iron oxide get reduced to Fe by CO and C
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At lowest part of the furnance coke is burnt at highest temperature
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Iron obtained from blast furnance is Pig iron
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Solution

The correct option is D Iron obtained from blast furnance is Pig iron
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.

At 500-800 K, iron oxide get reduced only by CO.
3Fe2O3+CO2Fe3O4+CO2
Fe3O4+4CO3Fe+4CO2
Fe2O3+CO2FeO+CO2

At 900-1500 K, iron oxide is reduced by both C and CO.
C+CO22CO
FeO+COFe+2CO

The iron obtained from furnace contains 4% carbon and impurities like P, S, Si, Mn known as Pig iron.

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