The zone refining of metal is based on the principle of

  • A
    Greater mobility of pure metal than that of impurity
  • B
    Higher melting point of the impurity than that of the pure metal
  • C
    Greater noble character of the solid metal than that of the impurity
  • D
    Greater solubility of the impurity in the molten state than in the solid

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