The correct statement is:
- (A)zincite is a carbonate ore
- (B)aniline is a froth stabilizer✓ Correct
- (C)zone refining process is used for the refining of titanium
- (D)sodium cyanide cannot be used in the metallurgy of silver
Answer: (B)
Solution
Aniline is used in froth flotation as a froth stabiliser, keeping the mineral-laden foam intact, so that statement is sound. The rest do not hold up: zincite is the oxide , not a carbonate; titanium is purified by the van Arkel or Kroll route rather than zone refining, which is reserved for semiconductors like silicon and germanium; and sodium cyanide is in fact central to silver extraction, dissolving the metal as .
JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Apr 2019 · Shift 2 · Single correct option