Extracting iron
Carbon can be used to extract the iron from iron ore (haematite/ iron oxide Fe2O3). This process takes place in a blast furnace.
Because carbon is more reactive than iron, it will remove the oxygen from the iron oxide.
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Carbon can be used to extract the iron from iron ore (haematite/ iron oxide Fe2O3). This process takes place in a blast furnace.
Because carbon is more reactive than iron, it will remove the oxygen from the iron oxide.