Q. On the extraction of iron, the slag produced is
A) CO
B) ${FeSiO}_{3}$
C) ${MgSiO}_{3}$
D) ${CaSiO}_{3}$
Explanation
(d)
In the iron silica is present as impurity, so for the removal of impurity of silica limestone is used.
${CaCO}_{3}\ \overset{\mathrm{\Delta}}{\rightarrow}CaO + {CO}_{2}\$
$CaO + {SiO}_{2}\ \longrightarrow {CaSiO}_{3}$
slag
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