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Industrially, iron is produced starting from iron [[ores]], principally [[hematite]] (nominally Fe₂O₃) and [[magnetite]] (Fe₃O₄) by a [[carbothermic]] reaction (reduction with [[carbon]]) in a [[blast furnace]] at temperatures of about 2000 °C. In a blast furnace, iron ore, carbon in the form of [[coke (fuel)|coke]], and a ''flux'' such as [[limestone]] are fed into the top of the furnace, while a blast of heated [[Earth's atmosphere|air]] is forced into the furnace at the bottom.

every1 that reads this is gay!!!!!!!!!In the furnace, the [[coke (fuel)|coke]] reacts with [[oxygen]] in the air blast to produce [[carbon monoxide]]:

:6 [[carbon|C]] + 3 [[oxygen|O₂]] → 6 [[carbon monoxide|CO]]