Question 1
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When air is blown into the blast furnace the coke burns and oxidises. What is this reaction?
[blank_start]carbon + oxygen[blank_end] = [blank_start]carbon dioxide[blank_end]
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carbon dioxide
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carbon + oxygen
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coke + oxygen
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carbonmonoxide
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iron
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iron + carbon dioxide
Question 2
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Why is hot air blasted through the furnace?
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The air contains oxygen. The oxygen allows the coke (carbon) to burn and form carbon dioxide. This reaction gives out heat, i.e., it is exothermic, so it heats up the furnace.
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The air contains oxygen. The oxygen allows the iron ore to burn and form carbon dioxide. This reaction gives out heat, i.e., it is exothermic, so it heats up the furnace.
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The air contains oxygen. The oxygen allows the limestone to burn and form carbon monoxide. This reaction gives out heat, i.e., it is exothermic, so it heats up the furnace.
Question 3
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What is dropped into the furnace?
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Limestone
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iron ore
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coke
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slag
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copper
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steel
Question 4
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What are the products of a carbon monoxide and iron oxide reaction?
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iron and carbon dioxide
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slag and molten iron
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oxygen and carbon
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carbon and iron
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slag and carbon dioxide
Question 5
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Is iron a solid, liquid or a gas when it forms at 1500 degrees Celsius?
Question 6
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What is molten slag (impurities) used for?
Question 7
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In which order do the following reactions happen?
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IRON FORMS then CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS then CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS
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CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS then CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS then IRON FORMS
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CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS then CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS then IRON FORMS
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IRON FORMS then CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS then CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS
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CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS then IRON FORMS then CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS
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CARBON MONOXIDE FORMS then IRON FORMS then CARBON DIOXIDE FORMS
Question 8
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Carbon monoxide is the reducing agent used in the blast furnace.
How is carbon monoxide produced in the furnace?
Question 9
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When an element is reduced it loses electrons in the reaction
Question 10
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limestone is a sedimentary rock
Question 11
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What are the advantages to using limestone?
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bright white in colour
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easy to mine
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neutralises acid
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environment friendly
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easily disposed of
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breaks down in water
Question 12
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Zone 3 - what is the main chemical reaction?
[blank_start]Fe[blank_end]2[blank_start]O[blank_end]3(s) + [blank_start]C[blank_end]O(g) → [blank_start]Fe(s)[blank_end] + [blank_start]CO[blank_end]2(g)
Answer
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Fe
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O
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C
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Fe(s)
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O(g)
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C(s)
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CO
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FeO
Question 13
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Zone 2 - what is the main chemical reaction?
[blank_start]CO[blank_end]2(g) + [blank_start]C[blank_end](s) → [blank_start]2CO[blank_end](g)
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CO
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FeO
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ClO
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C
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2CO
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2FeO
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2ClO
Question 14
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Zone 1 - what is the main chemical reaction?
[blank_start]C[blank_end](s) + [blank_start]O2[blank_end](g) → [blank_start]CO2[blank_end](g)
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C
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CO
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Fe
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O2
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CO2
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FeO2
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ClO
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Cl
Question 15
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Iron ore, limestone and [blank_start]coke[blank_end] are fed into the top of the furnace. Then [blank_start]hot air[blank_end] is blasted through the furnace. [blank_start]Oxygen[blank_end] in the hot air reacts with [blank_start]carbon[blank_end] to form [blank_start]carbon dioxide[blank_end] and then the carbon dioxide reacts with the coke to form [blank_start]carbon monoxide[blank_end]. This gas reacts with [blank_start]iron oxide[blank_end] changing it to [blank_start]iron[blank_end]. In the end the [blank_start]limestone[blank_end] reacts with the [blank_start]impurities[blank_end] to form [blank_start]slag[blank_end] which runs to the bottom of the furnace where it [blank_start]floats on top of[blank_end] the molten iron. During this process the [blank_start]molten iron[blank_end] runs to the bottom of the furnace where it is [blank_start]tapped off[blank_end].
Answer
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coke
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hot air
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Oxygen
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carbon
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carbon dioxide
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carbon monoxide
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iron oxide
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iron
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limestone
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impurities
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slag
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floats on top of
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mixes with
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molten iron
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tapped off
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separated from the slag
Question 16
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Then at high temperatures, carbon dioxide gas reacts with more coke and is therefore reduced. What is this reaction?
[blank_start]carbon dioxide + carbon[blank_end] = [blank_start]carbonmonoxide[blank_end]
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carbon dioxide + carbon
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carbon dioxide + coke
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oxygen + carbon
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carbon + dioxide + coke
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carbonmonoxide
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carbon dioxide
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reduction
Question 17
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How is carbon dioxide formed in a blast furnace?
[blank_start]carbon + oxygen[blank_end] --> [blank_start]carbon dioxide[blank_end]
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carbon + oxygen
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oxygen + coke
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oxygen + iron
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carbon + dioxide
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carbon dioxide
Question 18
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How is carbon monoxide formed in a blast furnace?
[blank_start]carbon dioxide + iron oxide[blank_end] --> [blank_start]carbon monoxide[blank_end]
Question 19
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How is iron formed in a blast furnace?
[blank_start]carbon monoxide + iron oxide[blank_end] --> [blank_start]carbon dioxide + iron[blank_end]
Question 20
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Write out the fully balanced equation for the reaction that the resulting gas will have with iron.
- When a number is placed after an element it is regarded as a subscript. Before an element it is regarded as a coefficient
[blank_start]Fe[blank_end][blank_start]2[blank_end][blank_start]O[blank_end][blank_start]3[blank_end] + [blank_start]3[blank_end][blank_start]CO[blank_end] ---> [blank_start]2[blank_end][blank_start]Fe[blank_end] + [blank_start]3[blank_end][blank_start]CO[blank_end][blank_start]2[blank_end]
Answer
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Fe
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CO
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O
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Fe
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2
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3
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4
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3
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2
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4
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3
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2
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4
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CO
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C
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O
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Fe
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2
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3
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4
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Fe
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CO
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O
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C
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3
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2
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4
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CO
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C
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O
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Fe
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2
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3
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4
Question 21
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What was this reaction?
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oxidation
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reduction
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redox
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none of those