Explanation:
Limestone (CaCO₃) decomposes to CaO, which is a basic flux. It reacts with the acidic impurity silica (SiO₂) to form calcium silicate (CaSiO₃), a fusible slag: CaO + SiO₂ → CaSiO₃. Slag floats on molten iron and is tapped separately. Reduction is done by CO/coke. Flux makes gangue removal easier. Slag is used in cement, road building.
Explanation:
Isobars are atoms of different elements with the same mass number but different atomic numbers. Argon (Z=18) and Calcium (Z=20) both have a mass number of 40, making them isobars. Options A, B, and D are isotopes, as they represent the same element with different mass numbers.
Explanation:
CO has a triple bond: one sigma and two pi bonds, with a coordinate covalent character where oxygen donates a lone pair to carbon, forming a bond similar to triple bond. Total shared electrons = 6 (three pairs). Lewis structure shows :C≡O: with formal charges. The bond order is 3. It is isoelectronic with N₂ and CN⁻.
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