With respect to the reduction of iron ore in the blast furnace, answer the following questions:
Which is the actual reducing agent? Write the equation for the reduction of iron ore.

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Solution

The ore of Iron is Haematite ( $F e_{2} O_{3}$ ).
The reducing agent used in the extraction of Iron is Carbon monoxide.
It is responsible for the conversion of Iron ore to Iron.
The equation is,
$\underset{H e a m a t i t e}{F e_{2} O_{3} (s)} + \underset{C a r b o n m o n o x i d e}{3 C O (g)} \to \underset{I r o n o x i d e}{2 F e (s)} + \underset{C a r b o n d i o x i d e}{3 C O_{2} (g)}$
So, the actual reducing agent is Carbon monoxide.

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With respect to the reduction of iron ore in the blast furnace, answer the following questions:Which is the actual reducing agent? Write the equation for the reduction of iron ore.

With respect to the reduction of iron ore in the blast furnace, answer the following questions:
Which is the actual reducing agent? Write the equation for the reduction of iron ore.