JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements (Metallurgy)JEE Main

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Which of the following metals is extracted by the electrometallurgical method?

(A)Fe
(B)Cu
(C)Ni
(D)NaCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Highly reactive metals that cannot be reduced by ordinary chemical reducing agents, such as sodium, are extracted by electrolysis of their fused salts (e.g. Down's process for Na), i.e. electrometallurgically. Iron is extracted by carbon reduction

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