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Slag formed in blast furnace, removes the impurity of -

A

`SiO_(2)`

B

`CaO`

C

`CO_(2)`

D

`FeO`

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A
In the blast furnace, `SiO_(2)` is removed as calcium silicate `(CaSiO_(3))`.
`underset("Flux")(CaO)+underset("(impurity)")underset("Gangue")(SiO_(2))rarrunderset("slag")(CaSiO_(3))`
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