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JEE MainChemistryModerateInorganic Chemistry

Purpose of smelting of an ore is

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Smelting is a process of reducing metal oxide to metal by means
of coke or CO.

Fe_2 O_3 + 3C → 2Fe + 3CO

Fe_2 O_3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO_2

Source: Grass-G / CH-12 Chemistry Paper 2 Nov..docx

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