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1. Iron is extracted from iron ore in a blast furnace.
(a) Label the diagram of the blast furnace. Use only words from the box. Each word may
be used once, more than once or not at all.
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(b) Coke is mainly carbon which burns in the oxygen in the hot air.
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(c) Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate. In the blast furnace it decomposes to give
carbon dioxide and calcium oxide.
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(ii) Calcium oxide is a base. It removes silicon dioxide impurities. Explain how the
calcium oxide removes the silicon dioxide.
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(d) Iron is produced by the reduction of iron(III) oxide. Write an equation for the reaction
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(e) Aluminium is another important metal. Unlike iron, aluminium cannot be extracted from
its ore using a blast furnace.
Explain why.
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