In electrorefining of metals,the anode and cathode are taken as a thick slab of impure metal and a strip of pure metal,respectively,while the electrolyte is a solution of a complex metal salt. This method cannot be applied for the refining of:

  • A
    Copper
  • B
    Sodium
  • C
    Aluminium
  • D
    Zinc and Silver

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