Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Extraction of metals

Extraction of metals — practice question

Iron is obtained from hematite in a blast furnace. The hematite has silicon(IV) oxide (sand) present as an impurity. Which substance reacts with this impurity to eliminate it?

Acalcium oxide
Bcarbon
Ccarbon dioxide
Dslag

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