JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3mt155
Pig iron (8.00kg) with 4.20% carbon is converted to wrought iron containing 0.20% carbon, taken here to mean that 4.00% of the original mass is removed as carbon, all by FeX2OX3+3C2Fe+3CO from the haematite lining (C = 12, Fe = 56, O = 16). The mass of FeX2OX3 consumed, to the nearest gram, is
A4267g
B1422g
C474g
D711g
Answer: B
Carbon removed is 8000×0.0400=320g, i.e. 26.67mol. The equation uses 3mol C per mol of FeX2OX3, so FeX2OX3 consumed is 8.889mol. Its mass is 8.889×160=1422g.