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If it is pure iron then by definition there is no carbon or anything else present in it, just iron.

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Does iron have much carbon in it?

Iron typically contains small amounts of carbon, with most commercial iron containing less than 0.03% carbon. The amount of carbon present can affect the properties of the iron, with higher carbon content resulting in harder, more brittle iron.


Is it true or false that when an iron ore is heated in a blast furnace the products are pure iron and carbon dioxide?

False. When iron ore is heated in a blast furnace, the primary products are molten iron and slag, rather than pure iron and carbon dioxide. The carbon from coke reacts with the oxygen in the iron ore (primarily iron oxide) to produce carbon dioxide and molten iron, but the iron produced typically contains impurities and is not pure iron. Further refining processes are needed to obtain pure iron.


What is the difference between mild iron and mild steel?

Iron is the pure element, mild steel, or any steel is iron with a little bit of carbon added. The iron becomes mild steel, steel or any other type of steel depending on how much carbon is added to the iron.


How do you get pure iron and what is it used for?

we get it from reacting it in a blast furnace firstly we react oxygen and carbon coke to form carbon dioxide which then reacts further with the coke to form carbon monoxide which then reacts with oxygen from the iron oxide to form carbon dioxide and pure molten Iron. And we use it occasionaly in medicine as iron supplements or in anylytical chemistry.


Why is steel rather than pure iron used to make car bodies?

It is because the iron is not strong enough to be able to handle the pressures that steel can. Pure iron is to soft and weak to be of any use and the iron from the blast furnace has too much carbon in it to be useful. That is the real reason


Is steel pure metal?

No, it is an iron-basd compound, usually of carbon.


What are the properties of iron and carbon?

oxygen is a pure gas. it is colourless and odorless.


How is oxygen removed from iron ore?

Oxygen is removed from iron ore through a process called smelting. This involves heating the iron ore with a reducing agent such as carbon, which reacts with the oxygen in the ore to form carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, leaving behind the pure iron metal.


Which is not a pure element aluminum sodium steel?

Steel: It always contains some carbon and often other metals in addition to iron.


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

I think it istrue


When carbon is added to iron the lattice becomes?

When carbon is added to iron, the lattice structure transforms from pure iron's body-centered cubic to a face-centered cubic structure. This transformation results in the formation of steel, which has improved strength and hardness compared to pure iron.


Why can I not get pure iron metal?

SigmaAldrich sells pure iron in many different forms. Given that, the alloy of carbon and iron that we call steel is far more common for two reasons: iron picks up carbon during smelting (the second phase of iron production is to burn off the excess carbon) and steel is a far more useful metal than iron.