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The process by which impure metals are purified electrolytically is called as ___________.

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electrorefining
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electroplating
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both
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is A electrorefining
Electrorefining it consists of oxidizing of impurities in a high temperature liquid bath. Electrolysis is the dissolving of metal from one electrode of an electrolytic cell and its deposition in a pure form onto the other electrode.

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