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In the metallurgy of iron, when lime stone is added to blast furnace, calcium end up in :

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Slag
Gangue
Metallic calcium
Calcium carbonate.

Solution :Lime stone `(CaCO_(3))` gives CaO upon HEATING. It acts as a basic fluxand COMBINES with the impurity of sand `(SiO_(2))` to form `CaSiO_(3)` (slag) in the BLAST furnace.


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