Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2008

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    One of the following metals forms a volatile compound and this property is taken advantage for its extraction. This metal is

    A)  iron           

    B)  nickel

    C)  cobalt         

    D)  tungsten

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     \[Ni\]combines with CO to form volatile \[Ni{{(CO)}_{4}}\]which decomposes to give pure Ni metal and CO on heating. \[\underset{volatile}{\mathop{Ni{{(CO)}_{4}}}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{heat}\underset{metal}{\mathop{Ni}}\,+4CO\uparrow \]


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