JEE Main 202225 JulyEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 25 July
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals
JEE Main 2022 · 25 July · Evening Shift · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals
Given below are two statements. Statement I : Pig iron is obtained...
Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron.
Statement II : Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Options
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are not correct.
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
- DStatement I is not correct but Statement II is correct.
Correct answer
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct.
Step-by-step solution
Statement-I is incorrect because cast iron is obtained by heating pig iron with scrap iron. Statement-II is also incorrect because pig iron has more carbon content \left(~ 4 %\right) Than cast iron \left(~ 3 %\right).
So, Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct.