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why is coke used in extraction of metals

Answer 1

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Extracting iron from iron ore using a Blast Furnace. The common ores of iron are both iron oxides, and these can be reduced to iron by heating them with carbon in the form of coke. ... Coke is cheap and provides both the reducing agent for the reaction and also the heat source.

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Answer 2

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Answer:The role of coke in the extraction of iron from its oxides is that it reduces the iron oxide to molten iron metal. Coke also when burnt in the blast furnace, supplies the heat required for carrying out the extraction of iron from its oxide.

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