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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

Question:

Which of the following is not an impurity generally present in crude metals?

Options:

Other metals

Non-metals

Unreacted oxides

Pine oil

Correct Answer:

Pine oil

Explanation:

The impurities that are typically found in crude metals include additional metals that are produced by the reduction of their corresponding oxides found in the ore, non-metals like silicon and phosphorus, unreacted metal oxides and sulphides, and materials absorbed in the furnace like slag.