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What compound is formed when copper is burned?

When copper is burned in the presence of air, it forms copper oxide. Copper oxide can exist in different forms, such as copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) or copper(II) oxide (CuO), depending on the conditions of the reaction.


Iron can be produced by reacting iron oxide with carbon in a blast furnace. What type of reaction produces the iron?

We see a reduction reaction stripping the oxygen from iron in a blast furnace. Carbon in the form of coke is added to the furnace to facilitate the reaction. This is the primary chemical reaction that is used to produce iron on an industrial scale. In the reaction, iron oxide and carbon yield iron and carbon dioxide. It looks like this in its balanced form: 2Fe2O3 + 3C → 4Fe + 3CO2 It is generally thought that carbon monoxide is the actual reducing agent that "steals" the oxygen from the iron to leave it in its elemental state, but what is posted above is the commonly published information.


What are the methods of calcium extraction?

Some common methods of calcium extraction include electrolysis, using a blast furnace with coke, and the reduction of calcium oxide using aluminum in a thermite reaction. These methods are used to extract calcium from its various ores or compounds.


How is iron made from iron oxide?

Using a blast furnace. Iron ore is poured into a blast furnace which is heated to several thousand degrees Celsius, carbon is added to react with the oxygen and form carbon dioxide, other elements such as magnesium are added to react with impurities such as sulphur. Once the purification is complete a layer of all the impurities forms on top which is called slag. Remember, the slag always goes on top.


What is the chemical name of the pale grey coating on the sodium?

The pale grey coating on sodium is sodium oxide (Na2O) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH) that forms when sodium reacts with oxygen or moisture in the air.

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How calcium oxide is formed in a blast furnace?

Calcium oxide is formed in a blast furnace as a byproduct of the smelting process when limestone, which contains calcium carbonate, is added to the furnace. The intense heat of the furnace decomposes the calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is then collected as a solid residue.


What element is removed from chromium oxide in a furnace blast?

During the furnace blast process, oxygen is removed from chromium oxide (Cr2O3) to form metallic chromium (Cr) by a chemical reduction reaction.


What industrial plant is iron extracted from?

Iron is primarily extracted from iron ore in a blast furnace at an iron and steel plant. The iron ore is first processed into iron oxide, which is then reduced to metallic iron using carbon as a reducing agent in the blast furnace.


Is a blast furnace oxidation?

NO!!! Its primary purpose is to REDUCE iron ore to iron. Iron ore is the commercial name for iron(III)oxide ( Ferric Oxide). (Fe2O3) In the Blast Furnace , carbon forms carbon monoxide. , from the coke(carbon) and oxygen ( hot air blast). 2C + O2 = 2CO CO(carbon monoxide) is a very good reducing agent. Hence Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2 The CO2 is not released into the atmosphere, but undergoes reduction to form more CO. NB THere are many more secondary reactions going on in the Blast Furnace.


When iron ore is heated in a blast furnace the products are pure iron and carbon dioxide?

Yes because it becomes iron oxide this is true.


Extraction of lead from galena by heating process?

First: Roast the Galena in a blast furnace for 30 minuets. Second: Add Carbon to the blast furnace to remove impurities. Third: Tag off your lead from the bottom of the blast furnace.


Why can't aluminium be extracted from aluminium ore using a blast furnace?

Because it is more reactive then carbon to be extracted in a blast furnace. Remember carbon is the reducing agent and for it to work the metal being extracted has to be lower in the reactivity series, e.g. iron


When iron reacts with oxygen is the oxide that is formed an acid or a base And how do we get this element?

Fe2O3 It is neither an acid or a base, and it is a compound, not an element


Why is aluminium extracted using the blast furnace and not electrolysis?

Aluminium is extracted using electrolysis because it has a high melting point, making it more energy efficient to use electrolysis rather than the blast furnace. The electrolysis process involves passing an electric current through a molten aluminum oxide mixture, which separates the aluminum from the oxygen.


What is use of mud carbon in blast furnace?

Mudgun is hydraulically operated machine that is used to close the tap hole of the blast furnace after draining out the metal / slag from the furnace from time to time. It is heavy equipment and the most critical of all the equipments used in blast furnace. The failure of the machine will lead to shut down of the furnace to close the tap hole.


What is the actual reducing agent of haematite in blast furnace?

The reducing agent for hematite in a blast furnace is carbon monoxide (CO) gas, which is produced by the combustion of coke (carbon) at high temperatures. CO reacts with iron oxide (Fe2O3) to form iron metal and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. This reduction process is essential for extracting iron from hematite ore.


Does iron ore slag sink to the bottom of the blast furnace?

Slag is the waste which is skimmed off the top of the molten iron that comes out of the blast furnace. It is a mixture of calcium and magnesium compounds, plus other impurities such as iron oxide, but is mainly calcium silicate. The formula for calcium silicate is CaSiO3.