Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Extraction of metals

Extraction of metals — practice question

In the blast furnace, what kinds of reaction do hematite and limestone undergo?

  • Ahematite: reduction; limestone: reduction
  • Bhematite: reduction; limestone: thermal decomposition
  • Chematite: thermal decomposition; limestone: reduction
  • Dhematite: thermal decomposition; limestone: thermal decomposition

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