General Principles and processes of Isolation of Elements
easy

The iron obtained from the blast furnace is called

A

pig iron

B

cast iron

C

wrought iron

D

steel

Solution

The iron obtained from Blast furnace contains about $4 \%$ carbon and many impurities in smaller amount (e.g., S , P , Si, Mn). This is known as pig iron and cast into a variety of shapes.

Hence, the correct option is (A)

Standard 12
Chemistry

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