Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Extraction of metals

Extraction of metals — practice question

Coke (carbon) and limestone are two of the raw materials involved in extracting iron from hematite. Which reaction type takes place when each substance is heated during this process?

  • Acoke: redox; limestone: redox
  • Bcoke: redox; limestone: thermal decomposition
  • Ccoke: thermal decomposition; limestone: redox
  • Dcoke: thermal decomposition; limestone: thermal decomposition

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