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They need to smelt it to get all the impurities out
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Why isn't steel an element?
The main element from which steel is made is Iron (Fe) but steel is not pure - (not just iron) it is an alloy of iron and other elements, primarily carbon. Element MUST be pure substances and if steel were pure it would be Iron.
Is iron an inorganic substance?
Yes, iron is an inorganic substance. In fact, iron is an element and consists only of iron atoms; organic substances must have carbon and hydrogen in them.
What does must be clever at physics mean on the periodic table?
what element must be clever at physics
What element has 2 electrons and 7 protons?
it must be a 5+ ion of element nitrogen and it is very difficult to produce.
What must you add to iron to make mild steel?
The important element to add is chromium.
What must be done to iron ore to produce the element iron?
Iron goes through a number of stages between ore and final steel product. In the first stage, iron ore is heated with limestone and coke (pure carbon) in a blast furnace. A blast furnace is a very large oven in which the temperature may reach 1,500°C (2,700°F). In the blast furnace, coke removes oxygen from iron ore Read more: http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Iron.html#ixzz1820JDBkZ
What must be done to obtain an element from a compound?
i dont know hahaha?
Is iron an organic or inorganic compound?
Iron is not a compound at all. It is an element. Since it contains neither no carbon it is inorganic.
What must be done to obtain an element from its compound ore?
to obtain an element from its compound it is necessary to cause a chemical reaction to take place
What element removes oxygen from iron oxide?
It's a process...But Smelting and CarbonIron ores consists of oxygen and iron atoms bonded together into molecules. To convert it to metallic iron it must be smelted or sent through a direct reduction process to remove the oxygen. Oxygen-iron bonds are strong, and to remove the iron from the oxygen, a stronger elemental bond must be presented to attach to the oxygen. Carbon is used because the strength of a carbon-oxygen bond is greater than that of the iron-oxygen bond, at high temperatures. Thus, the iron ore must be powdered and mixed with coke, to be burnt in the smelting process.However, it is not entirely as simple as that; carbon monoxide is the primary ingredient of chemically stripping oxygen from iron. Thus, the iron and carbon smelting must be kept at an oxygen deficient (reducing) state to promote burning of carbon to produce CO not CO2.
Why nitric acid is used in volhard method?
The titration must be done in acidic medium to prevent the precipitate of Iron(III) as hydrated oxide (iron hydroxide). Iron (III) is an indicator.
What makes gold metal?
Stars may only produce atoms as heavy as iron. To make gold, a supernova must happen.
