Q. Purpose of smelting of an ore is
A) To oxidize it
B) To remove vaporisation impurities
C) To reduce it
D) To obtain an alloy
Explanation
(c)
Smelting is a process of reducing metal oxide to metal by means of coke or CO
$Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3C \rightarrow 2Fe + 3CO$
$Fe_{2}O_{3} + 3CO \rightarrow 2Fe + 3CO_{2}$
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