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In the Laboratory
Metallurgy in the Laboratory: Preparation of Pure Antimony
Brooke L. O'Klatner and Daniel Rabinovich
Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223
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February 2000
Vol. 77 No. 2
p. 251
Abstract
Very few procedures have appeared in the literature for the preparation of small amounts of pure metals or metalloids in an undergraduate laboratory. The preparation of pure antimony is readily accomplished on a laboratory scale by the high-temperature reduction of antimony trioxide with potassium cyanide. The product is obtained in almost quantitative yield (up to 98%) using a procedure that is simple, inexpensive, and quick. This experiment also illustrates the basic principles of metallurgy and introduces students to an element whose chemistry is seldom discussed in general or inorganic chemistry classes.
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*  Citation
 O'Klatner, Brooke L.; Rabinovich, Daniel. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 251.
*  Keywords
 Inorganic Chemistry; Antimony; Metals; Laboratory Instruction; Metals
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Last Updated:		 January 5, 2000
April 15, 2005
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