JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Metallurgy / धातुकर्म Question Bank Roasting and Calcination

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    Purpose of smelting of an ore is [MP PMT 1990, 2001; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; RPMT 2000]

    A) To oxidise it

    B) To reduce it

    C) To remove vaporisable impurities

    D) To obtain an alloy

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Smelting is a process of reducing metal oxide to metal by means of coke or \[CO\]. \[F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}+3C\to 2Fe+3CO\] \[F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}+3CO\to 2Fe+3C{{O}_{2}}\]


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