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General Principles and processes of Isolation of Elements
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The metal for which, its property of formation of volatile complex is taken in account for its extraction is

A

Cobalt

B

Nickel

C

Vanadium

D

Iron

Solution

The metal which forms a volatile compound is nickel and it is extracted by taking advantage of this property. This process is called as vapour phase refining in which metal is converted to a volatile compound while the impurities remain unaffected. The compound formed, later on, decomposes on heating to give pure metal.

In the case of nickel, it is heated in a steam of carbon monoxide to form volatile nickel carbonyl $Ni ( CO )_4$. This on thermal decomposition at higher temperature $(450-470\, K )$ gives a pure nickel.

$Ni ( s )+4 CO ( g ) \rightarrow Ni ( CO )_4( g ) \rightarrow Ni ( s )+4 CO ( g )$

This refining of $Ni$ is called as Mond process.

Standard 12
Chemistry

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