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Metallurgical Engineering · Q54

Iron Making in Metallurgy

Engineering and GATE · Metallurgical Engineering · question 54

Q54

An iron blast furnace produces hot metal containing 95% Fe. The iron ore charged into the furnace contains 95% Fe2O3 and the rest is gangue. Assume that all the iron in the ore goes to hot metal. The amount of iron ore (in kg) required for producing 1000 kg of hot metal is (Atomic weight of Fe = 56 g mol-1 and that of Fe2O3 = 160 g mol-1)

A.
1025
B.
1425
Answer
C.
1675
D.
2000

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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