What is a blast furnace?

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extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

a naturally occurring rock from which a metal can be extracted

a furnace for smelting iron ores to make iron

chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a molten (liquid) or solution of an (ionic) compound

a type of reaction where a substance loses oxygen, opposite of oxidation

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What is reduction?

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a furnace for smelting iron ores to make iron

a type of reaction where a substance loses oxygen, opposite of oxidation

a naturally occurring rock from which a metal can be extracted

chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a molten (liquid) or solution of an (ionic) compound

extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

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What does smelting mean?

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chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a molten (liquid) or solution of an (ionic) compound

a naturally occurring rock from which a metal can be extracted

extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

a type of reaction where a substance loses oxygen, opposite of oxidation

a furnace for smelting iron ores to make iron

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What is electrolysis?

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a naturally occurring rock from which a metal can be extracted

a furnace for smelting iron ores to make iron

a type of reaction where a substance loses oxygen, opposite of oxidation

extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a molten (liquid) or solution of an (ionic) compound

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What is an ore?

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a furnace for smelting iron ores to make iron

a naturally occurring rock from which a metal can be extracted

extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a molten (liquid) or solution of an (ionic) compound

a type of reaction where a substance loses oxygen, opposite of oxidation

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