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Zone refining is based on the principle that ___________.

(i) impurities of low boiling metals can be separated by distillation.

(ii) impurities are more soluble in molten metal than in solid metal.

(iii) different components of a mixture are differently adsorbed on an absorbent.

(iv) vapours of the volatile compound can be decomposed in pure metal.

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The answer is the option (ii). The basic principle of zone refining method is that impurities are more soluble in molten metal compared to the solid state of the metal.

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