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Define the term slag.

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The fusible compound formed by the combination of flux and gangue is called slag.
`"Flux + Gangue" rarr "Slag"`
Eg : In the extraction of copper from copper pyrites, the ore is mixed with coke and heated in blast furnace.
Infusible FeO is converted to `FeSiO_(3)` (slag) and is removed.
`underset("Gangue")(FeO) + underset("Flux")(SiO_(2)) rarr underset("Slag")(FeSiO_(3))`
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