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Assertion (A): Van Arkel refining removes oxygen and nitrogen impurities from crude titanium. Reason (R): Oxygen and nitrogen impurities do not form volatile iodides with under the conditions in which titanium forms volatile .

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true but R is false
  4. DA is false but R is true

Answer: A

Crude Ti is heated with and only Ti converts to volatile . Oxide and nitride impurities remain behind, so pure Ti is obtained on decomposition of at the hot filament. A is true and R explains it.
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