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KCET · Chemistry · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals

Van-Arkel method of refining Zirconium involves,

  1. A removing all oxygen and nitrogen impurities,
  2. B removing CO impurity
  3. C removing Hydrogen impurity
  4. D removing silica impurity
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(A) removing all oxygen and nitrogen impurities,

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van Arkel method is useful for removing all the oxygen and nitrogen present in the form of impurity in certain metals such
as zirconium and titanium for getting ultra-pure metals. In this method the metal is converted to a volatile unstable
compound taking care that the impurities are not affected during compound formation. The compound thus obtained is
decomposed to get the pure metal.