JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements (Metallurgy)JEE Main

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Identify the reaction that does not take place in a blast furnace.

(A)
(B)
(C)Correct
(D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

In the blast furnace, iron oxide is reduced primarily by CO (not directly by solid carbon in this stepwise manner), and reactions (a), (b), (d) are genuine blast furnace reactions (decarbonation of limestone, slag formation, and carbon-CO2 equilibrium

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