Purification And Characterisation Of Organic Compounds Question 94

Question: Van Arkel method of purification of metals involves converting the metal to a

[BHU 1990]

Options:

A) Volatile stable compound

B) Volatile unstable compound

C) Nonvolatile stable compound

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ Ti+2I_2\xrightarrow{500K}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Volatile \\ Stablecompound \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{TiI_4}}\xrightarrow{1700K}\underset{Puremetal}{\mathop{Ti+2I_2}} $