JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3mt132
During the electrolytic refining of copper using acidified CuSOX4 electrolyte with an impure copper anode, the metals that collect as anode mud are
Airon and zinc
Bsilver and gold
Czinc and silver
Diron and gold
Answer: B
Ag and Au are less reactive than copper and are not oxidised at the working potential; they fall from the anode as mud. Fe and Zn are more easily oxidised than Cu, go into solution as ions and are not deposited at the cathode.