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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Explain the role of
Carbon monoxide in the purification of nickel.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Nickel is heated in a stream of carbon monoxide forming a volatile complex, nickel tetracarbonyl which is further subjected to higher temperature so that it is decomposed to give pure nickel.

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