give reason for following: magnesium oxide is used for lining of steel making furnace.
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Magnesium oxide is used to make linings for some furnaces. ... Magnesium oxide has a high melting point (2852°C) and so resists the high temperatures in a furnace. Itsmelting point is high because of the strong ionic bonds between the small Mg2+ and O2-ions.
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