1. Which compound does haematite mainly consist of?
2. What is the chemical formula of this compound?
3. A small amount of this compound is directly reduced by
the coke, what does reduced mean in this instance?
4. Write a word equation for this reaction.
5.Write a chemical equation for the word equation above.
Iron (III) oxide
Fe2O3
The oxygen is removed from the compound
Carbon(s) +
iron (III) oxide(s) ® iron(l) + carbon dioxide(g)
2Fe2O3(s) + 3C(s) ® 4Fe(l) + 3CO2(g)