Given below are two statements.

Statement I: Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron.

Statement II: Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer form the options given below.

Option 1 - Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

Option 2 - Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct.

Option 3 - Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct

Option 4 - Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

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Payal Gupta | Contributor-Level 10

8 months ago

Correct Option - 2

Detailed Solution:

Cast iron is formed by pig iron and scrap iron.

Pig Iron → Carbon 4%

Cast Iron → Carbon 3%

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Given below are two statements. Statement I: Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron. Statement II: Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer form the options given below.

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