Which risk increases when using blast furnace to refine iron ore without proper slag formation?

💡 Explanation

When slag isn't formed, the chemical separation of impurities fails because fluxing agents are absent, leading to silica contamination in the final iron product. Therefore silica content increases, rather than decreased CO, reduced melting point or enhanced thermal conductivity which involve different reactions.

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