MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryMetallurgyFlux Impurities slag

Heating with carbon in absence of air is known as :

A.reduction

B.carbon-reduction✓ Correct

C.smelting

D.roasting

Explanation

Heating with carbon in absence of oxygen is often carried out in the metallurgy of iron. This process is known as carbon reduction and takes place in a blast furnace. Therefore, the correct answer is option (b) carbon- reduction.

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