The reduction of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) to pure iron during the first step of steelmaking, 2 Fe2O3(s) 4 Fe(s) + 302 (g) →>> is driven by the high-temperature combustion of coke, a purified form of coal: C(s) + O2(g) CO₂ (g) → Suppose at the temperature of a blast furnace the Gibbs free energies of formation AG of CO2 and Fe2O3 are -442. kJ/mol and -822. kJ/mol, respectively. Calculate the maximum mass of pure iron that can be produced by the combustion of 5700. kg of coke. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. kg ☐ x10

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The reduction of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) to pure iron during the first step of steelmaking,
2 Fe2O3(s) 4 Fe(s) + 302 (g)
→>>
is driven by the high-temperature combustion of coke, a purified form of coal:
C(s) + O2(g) CO₂ (g)
→
Suppose at the temperature of a blast furnace the Gibbs free energies of formation AG of CO2 and Fe2O3 are -442. kJ/mol and
-822. kJ/mol, respectively. Calculate the maximum mass of pure iron that can be produced by the combustion of 5700. kg of coke.
Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
kg
☐ x10
Transcribed Image Text:The reduction of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) to pure iron during the first step of steelmaking, 2 Fe2O3(s) 4 Fe(s) + 302 (g) →>> is driven by the high-temperature combustion of coke, a purified form of coal: C(s) + O2(g) CO₂ (g) → Suppose at the temperature of a blast furnace the Gibbs free energies of formation AG of CO2 and Fe2O3 are -442. kJ/mol and -822. kJ/mol, respectively. Calculate the maximum mass of pure iron that can be produced by the combustion of 5700. kg of coke. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. kg ☐ x10
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