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State and explain the terms flux and slag.

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Additional substance added during smelting to remove non-fusible.impurities of earthy.mater is called flux. It combines with gangue (impurities) to form easily fusible product known as slag.
`underset(("Present in the ore"))("Impurities")+"Flux" to underset(("Fasible product"))("Slag")`
Basic.fluxes like limestone `(CaCO_(3))` magnesite `(MaGCO_(3))` are used to remove acidic impurities while acidic fluxes like silica, `(SiO_(2))` are used to remove basic impurities,
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