General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

23 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 29 questions
  • 22 papers
  • 1.65% of Chemistry

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

23 topics · 29 questions
  1. 1Extraction of Iron – Blast Furnace6.9%2 questionsPractise Extraction of Iron – Blast Furnace
  2. 2Occurrence of Metals – Ores and Composition3.4%1 questionPractise Occurrence of Metals – Ores and Composition
  3. 3Refining of Metals6.9%2 questionsPractise Refining of Metals
  4. 4Extraction of Metals – Copper and Iron; Refining3.4%1 questionPractise Extraction of Metals – Copper and Iron; Refining
  5. 5Occurrence of Metals – Ores3.4%1 questionPractise Occurrence of Metals – Ores
  6. 6Methods of purification/refining of metals3.4%1 questionPractise Methods of purification/refining of metals
  7. 7Uses of metals and their alloys3.4%1 questionPractise Uses of metals and their alloys
  8. 8Calcination3.4%1 questionPractise Calcination
  9. 9Minerals, ores and gangue3.4%1 questionPractise Minerals, ores and gangue
  10. 10Ellingham diagram6.9%2 questionsPractise Ellingham diagram
  11. 11Leaching and recovery of silver and gold3.4%1 questionPractise Leaching and recovery of silver and gold
  12. 12Metallurgical processes3.4%1 questionPractise Metallurgical processes
  13. 13Occurrence of metals6.9%2 questionsPractise Occurrence of metals
  14. 14Extraction of copper6.9%2 questionsPractise Extraction of copper
  15. 15Alloys3.4%1 questionPractise Alloys
  16. 16Extraction of aluminium3.4%1 questionPractise Extraction of aluminium
  17. 17Thermodynamics of metallurgy3.4%1 questionPractise Thermodynamics of metallurgy
  18. 18Extraction of iron6.9%2 questionsPractise Extraction of iron
  19. 19Industrial processes3.4%1 questionPractise Industrial processes
  20. 20Thermodynamic Principles of Metallurgy3.4%1 questionPractise Thermodynamic Principles of Metallurgy
  21. 21Concentration of Ores3.4%1 questionPractise Concentration of Ores
  22. 22Electrolytic Reduction of Alumina3.4%1 questionPractise Electrolytic Reduction of Alumina
  23. 23Refining: Zone Refining3.4%1 questionPractise Refining: Zone Refining

Questions per paper

Asked in 11 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: not asked
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: not asked
  3. 2025: not asked
  4. 2024: not asked
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: not asked
  6. 2023: 1 question
  7. 2023 Manipur: 1 question
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 1 question
  10. 2021: 2 questions
  11. 2020: 1 question
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 1 question
  13. 2019: 1 question
  14. 2019 Odisha: 1 question
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 1 question

Concepts tested

  • Self-reduction 2
  • Calcination
  • Composition of alloys
  • cyanide-leaching-zn-displacement
  • ellingham-diagram-reduction
  • Gibbs energy and cell potential
  • Hall-Heroult process
  • Leaching of silver ore
  • malachite
  • Manufacturing processes
  • metallurgy of copper and iron
  • metallurgy-processes-match
  • Methods of purification/refining of metals
  • Minerals, ores and gangue
  • Nitrates in ores
  • ores and their formulae
  • Ores of iron
  • Pig iron