Q. In the metallurgy of iron, limestone is added to the blast furnace. The calcium ions end up as

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A

Slag

55%

B

gangue

17%

C

calcium carbonate

19%

D

metallic calcium

9%

Solution:

$C a^{2 +}$ end up in $C a S i O_{3}$ (slag).