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140 Below point P Fe)can

(a) be reeduced by carbon
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cartbononlmoymonoxi
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and answer the
following (c) be reduced by carbon
Read the given asssages (d) not be reduced by
questions. monoxide. both carbon
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Ellingham diagram(Githbs energy. Refining is the process that
tor fornnation of some oxides is given as :
difference in properties of metals and
In electrolytic refining, the
200
2FeO)
act as anode and a strip of imthepure
0,
->

form is used as cathode

they same
are
300 +

electrolytic bath containing put in a

soluble salt
2Fe

metal. The more basic metal

-400 2 ( 0 ;
2C +20,-2C0,
and the less rernains
basic ones go to the in the
Zone refining method is based on anode
the impurities are more soluble; he
mt
500 2C +
0, -’
than in the solid
In vapour phase
state of the
refining
in the
metal. princige ta
2C0 converted into its volatile method,
-600
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collected and decomposed to give compound
Which methodIof purification is pure meeta
-700 TTTTTIITTIT
800
400 1200 1600 2000
following equation?
Tig + 2l2) 523 K’ Tilag) represented
by
Temperature /°C
(a) Cupellation (b) Poling
(c) van Arkel (d) Zone rehning
1. Choose the correct option of temperature at which
carbon reduces FeO to iron and produces CO. 6. Which one of the
following is true in
(a) Below temperature at pointP.
(b) Approximately at the temperature
refining?
(a) Impure metal is made cathode electrots
corresponding to point P. (b) Impure metal is made anode
(c) Above temperature at point P but below (c) Impure metal is made cathode and
temperature at point R. as anode. pure meta
(d) Above temperature at point P. (d) Both electrodes must be of pure
metal.
2. For the reduction of FeO at the temperature 7. Which of the following pairs of metals is puritei
corresponding to point R, which of the following van Arkel method?
statements is correct? (a) Ga and In (b) Zr and Ti
(a) AG value for the overall reduction reaction (c) Ag and Au (d) Ni and Fe
with carbon monoxide is zero. 8. Carbon monoxide forms volatile compound wit
(b) AG value for the overall reduction reaction (a) Ni (b) Cu (c) Al (d) Si
with a mixture of l mole carbon and lmole
9. The process of zone refining is used in the
Oxygen positive.
(c) AG value for the overall reduction reaction
purification of
(a) Al (b) Ge (c) Cu (d) Ag
with a mixture of 2 moles carbon and lmole
Oxygen will be positive. Isolation of metals from concentrated ore invoke
(d) AG value for the overall reduction reaction tWo major steps viz., conversion of ore to me
with carbon monoxide is negative. oxide, calcination and roasting and reductot u
3.
the metal oxide to metal.
At the temperature corresponding to which of the
point(s) in figure, FeO will be reduced to Fe by Calcination involves heating in absenceorlimitd
coupling the reaction 2FeO -’ 2Fe + O, with all Supply of air. It removes the volatile matter wa
of the following reactions? escapes leaving behind the metal oxide:
(i) C+ O,’ CO, (ii) 2C + O, ’ 2CO Fe,O,.xH,O Fe,O3) +xH,Og
regular meltig
In roasting, the ore is heated in abelow
(i) 2CO + O, ’ 2Co, the
(a) Point P air in a furnace at a temperature
(b) Point Q
(c) Point R (d) Point Q and Point S point of the metal.
2ZnS + 30, ’ 2ZnO + 2S02