AP EAMCET202420 May 2024Morning ShiftChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsActual
The reactions which occur in blast furnace at 500-800 ~K during extraction of iron from haematite are (i) 3 Fe ₂ O ₃+ CO 2 Fe ₃ O ₄+ CO ₂ (ii) Fe ₂ O ₃+3 C 2 Fe +3 CO (iii) Fe ₃ O ₄+4 CO 3 Fe +4 CO ₂ (iv) Fe ₂ O ₃+ CO 2 FeO + CO ₂
Options
- A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
- B(i), (ii), (iii) only
- C(i), (iv) only
- D(i), (iii), (iv) only
Correct answer
D. (i), (iii), (iv) only
Step-by-step solution
Chemical reaction occurring in blast furnace related to the extraction of iron from haematite are:- (i) 3 Fe ₂ O ₃+ CO 2 Fe ₃ O ₄+ CO ₂ (ii) Fe ₃ O ₄+4 CO 3 Fe +4 CO ₂ (iii) Fe ₂ O ₃+ CO 2 FeO + CO ₂