NEET 2011 Chemistry question

Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements (Metallurgy)NEET 2011

Not in JEE Main or NEET syllabus

Which of the following elements is present as the impurity to the maximum extent in the pig iron ?

(1)Manganese
(2)CarbonCorrect
(3)Silicon
(4)Phosphorus

Answer: (2)

Solution

Pig iron, obtained from the blast furnace, contains about 4% carbon, together with much smaller amounts of impurities such as silicon, phosphorus, sulphur and manganese

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Question ID VK-090808