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Question
State how carbon monoxide finds application in the metallurgy of iron. [Give balanced equations for the same]
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Solution
CO is used to extract iron metal from its oxide as it reduces heated metal oxide.
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Iron [III] oxide}}{Fe2O3} + 3CO -> \underset{\text{Iron metal}}{2Fe} + 3CO2}\]
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