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explain the reducing behaviour of carbon in the extraction of iron using ellingham diagram (3m)

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Answered by antiochus
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First here we considering the ellingham diagram:

According to the Ellingham diagram It was observed that below 710^{0} C the free energy of iron in iron oxide formation is higher than carbon so carbon source acts as best reducing agent.

Reduction of haematite is shown below:

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