Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron.
Statement II : Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Solution
Cast iron is made by melting pig iron with scrap iron
and coke using hot air blast.<br/><br/>
Hence Statement-I is incorrect<br/><br/>
But Pig iron has relatively more carbon content<br/><br/>
Hence statement-II is incorrect
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: p-Block Elements · Topic: Group 13: Boron Family
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