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Q.The process of purification of metal represented by the following equation is called: Ti + 2I2 --(773 K)--> TiI4 --(1675 K)--> Ti + 2I2

(a) Cupellation
(b) Poling
(c) Van Arkel
(d) Zone refining
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Forming a volatile iodide and decomposing it back on a hot filament is the Van Arkel process.

The Van Arkel method purifies metals such as titanium and zirconium by converting them into a volatile, thermally unstable iodide and then decomposing that iodide on a hot filament:

Ti (impure) + 2 I2 --(773 K)--> TiI4 (volatile)

TiI4 --(1675 K, on hot W filament)--> Ti (pure) + 2 I2

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