Refining of Crude Metals

IMPORTANT

Refining of Crude Metals: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Purification or Refining of Metals, Mond's Process, Van-Arkel's Process, Electrolytic Refining, Cupellation Process, Bessemerisation Process, Poling Process, Liquation Process, Vapour Phase Refining, etc.

Important Questions on Refining of Crude Metals

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The chemical processes in the production of steel from haematite ore involve 

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Which one of the following methods can be used to obtain highly pure metal which is liquid at room temperature?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Name the method which is very useful for producing semiconductors.

HARD
IMPORTANT

In electrolytic refining, which metal is made anode?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

State briefly the principle of refining by chromatography.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Write the principle of method used for the refining of germanium.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Write the principle of electrolytic refining.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Which methods are usually employed for purifying the Germanium metal ?

 

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Which methods are usually employed for purifying the tin metal ?

 

EASY
IMPORTANT

A crude metal is heated with iodine to form metal tetraiodide which is decomposed on tungsten filament at 1800 K to liberate pure metal. Give the name of this method.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Zone refining is based on the principle that ...

EASY
IMPORTANT

Which of the following options are correct?

(a) Cast iron is obtained by remelting pig iron with scrap iron and coke using hot air blast

(b) In extraction of silver, silver is extracted as cationic complex

(c) Nickel is purified by zone refining

(d) Zr and Ti are purifed by van Arkel method

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Which of the following reaction does not represent correct method?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Vapour phase refining of nickel is carried out using

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Purification of Ge like semiconductor is done by

EASY
IMPORTANT

A d-block metal has no unpaired e- in d-subshell and has fully filled s-orbital. Which method is most suitable for its refining?

HARD
IMPORTANT

Van-Arkel process and Mond's process are used for refining for which of the metals respectively.