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Lesson: Chapter 16 — Changes of Matter

16.4. Extracting metals 2 of 8

Question 2

Which is the reducing agent that reduces haematite in the extraction of iron?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Carbon monoxide (CO). Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2.

CO2 is a product of that reaction, not the reducing agent. CaO is there to remove the impurities. Oxygen does not reduce — it oxidises.

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