Roasted iron ore is mixed with coke and lime stone and smelted in blast furnace. Which among the following does not represent the correct answer about the reactions taking place in the blast furnace?
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a
In the middle part, lime stone decomposes to give CO2 and lime which acts as a reducing agent.
b
In the lower part, called zone of fusion temperature (1773 K) coke burns to CO2 producing 97000 cal of heat.
c
In the middle part, of the furnace called zone of heat absorption (temperature 1073 - 1273 K) CO2 is reduced to CO.
d
At the top is the zone of reduction (temperature 673 - 973 K). Here iron oxide is reduced to spongy iron by CO.