Date: 03/03/2021 Chemistry 2nd term 2020 – 2021

No. of pages: 1 Worksheet 1 Name: ______________________________

Form 4 A No.: ____________
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Iron is extracted from its ore in a blast furnace.

(a) State the name of the ore from which iron is extracted.
(b) The diagram shows the blast furnace.
i. Which one of the raw materials is added to the furnace to help remove the impurities from the
iron ore?
ii. The impurities are removed as a slag. Which letter on the diagram shows the slag and what is
the formula of slag?
iii. State the temperature used in B.
iv. Which letter on the diagram shows the molten iron?
(c) Carbon monoxide is formed in the furnace.
i. Write equations to show the formation of carbon monoxide.
ii. State the adverse affect of carbon monoxide on human health.
(d) In the hottest regions of the blast furnace the following reaction takes place.
Fe2O3 + 3C → 2Fe + 3CO
Which two of these sentences correctly describe this reaction? Tick 2 boxes.
☐ The iron oxide gets reduced
☐ The reaction is a thermal decomposition
☐ The carbon gets oxidised
☐ The carbon gets reduced
☐ Carbon neutralizes the iron oxide.