What happens to the elements in ore when the ore is mixed with carbon and heated?
This is a very short description of the production of iron metal from iron ore ( iron oxide) in a blast furnace. In simple terms the iron ore , Fe2O3 is charged into the reactor with carbon ( coke). Hot air is blasted through the reactor: First reaction is that the carbon is oxidised by the oxygen in the air to produce carbon monoxide and heat: 2 C(s) + O2(g) → 2 CO(g) The hot carbon monoxide is the reducing agent for the iron ore and reacts with the iron oxide to produce molten iron and carbon dioxide. The main chemical reaction producing the molten iron is: Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2 As I said, the whole process is far more complex than this, but I assume that you want a brief description of what happens and how the final metal is recovered from the initial oxide ore.
if ore is in a solid state of mater then then mixed with carbon and heated it will become a gas
This is a very short description of the production of iron metal from iron ore ( iron oxide) in a blast furnace. In simple terms the iron ore , Fe2O3 is charged into the reactor with carbon ( coke). Hot air is blasted through the reactor: First reaction is that the carbon is oxidised by the oxygen in the air to produce carbon monoxide and heat: 2 C(s) + O2(g) → 2 CO(g) The hot carbon monoxide is the reducing agent for the iron ore and reacts with the iron oxide to produce molten iron and carbon dioxide. The main chemical reaction producing the molten iron is: Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2 As I said, the whole process is far more complex than this, but I assume that you want a brief description of what happens and how the final metal is recovered from the initial oxide ore.
if ore is in a solid state of mater then then mixed with carbon and heated it will become a gas
