NEET2019ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsActual
Assertion : ZrI ₄ is useful in purification of zirconium (Zr). Reason : ZrI ₄ sublimise at room temperature.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
van-Arkel process (Impure) Zr +2 I ₂ 870 ~K ZrI ₄ Tungsten filament 1800 ~K (Pure) Zr +2 I ₂ ZrI ₄ is a covalent volatile substance which gets decomposed by heating over a tungsten filament at 1800 ~K to give pure Zr .