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}} $