Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Extraction of metals

Extraction of metals — practice question

This question concerns iron.
(a)[1]

Name one further raw material fed into the blast furnace.

(b)[5]

Describe these reactions. Include: • one chemical equation showing the reduction of hematite • one chemical equation showing how slag is formed.

(c)[3]

Identify the main impurity in this iron and explain how it is removed during steel-making.

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