The diagram below shows the blast furnace: a) Complete the labels A, B and C. b) What are the main waste gases from the blast furnace? c) Why are hot blasts of air blown into the blast furnace? ,Waste Gases d) Why is limestone added to the blast furnace? Write the reaction! e) Railway lines are welded together using molten iron. The molten iron is made using the 'thermit' reaction where iron oxide is reacted with aluminium powder. Why is this reaction not used to make iron on a large scale? Hot Air

The diagram below shows the blast furnace: a) Complete the labels A, B and C. b) What are the main waste gases from the blast furnace? c) Why are hot blasts of air blown into the blast furnace? ,Waste Gases d) Why is limestone added to the blast furnace? Write the reaction! e) Railway lines are welded together using molten iron. The molten iron is made using the 'thermit' reaction where iron oxide is reacted with aluminium powder. Why is this reaction not used to make iron on a large scale? Hot Air

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl

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Chapter20: Transition Metals And Coordination Chemistry

Section: Chapter Questions

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