In the extraction of silver, some lead is also present as an impurity in the final step. This lead can be removed by process, which is/are:
A
cupellation process
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B
froth flotation
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C
parkes or pattinson process
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is C parkes or pattinson process
The Parkes process is a pyrometallurgical industrial process for removing silver from lead during the production of bullion. It is an example of liquid extraction.
The process takes advantage of two liquid-state properties of zinc. The first is that, zinc is immiscible with lead and the other is that silver is 3000 times more soluble in zinc than it is in lead.