How Does a Blast Furnace Work

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Multiple Choice

How does a blast furnace work?

• A)A reductant is added that reacts with oxygen atoms at high temperature.
• B)The high temperature reduces the metal.
• C)The high temperature oxidizes the metal
• D)An oxidant is added that reacts with iron atoms at high temperature.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Resonance Structures

Different Lewis structures for the same molecule that depict possible distributions of electrons, illustrating delocalization within the molecule.

Double Bond

A chemical bond between two chemical elements involving four bonding electrons instead of the usual two.

Major Product

The main substance produced in the greatest quantity from a chemical reaction.

Stereoisomeric Forms

Different forms of a compound that have the same structural formula but different arrangements of atoms in space.