Choose the INCORRECT statement. A) Iron is the most widely used metal from the earth's crust. B) The simplified equation for the reduction of iron is Fe₂O₃(s) + 3 CO(g) → 2 Fe(l) + 3 CO₂(g). C) One process in the making of steel from pig iron is to reduce the carbon content. D) The product of a blast furnace is steel. E) The solid reactants in a blast furnace are iron ore, coke, and a slag-forming flux.

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The product of a blast furnace is actually pig iron, not steel. Steel is made from pig iron through a separate process of reducing the carbon content.

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