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define electrolytic refining.....

Answer 1

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Definition of electrorefining. : refiningof a metal (such as copper) byelectrolysis, the crude metal used as the anode going into solution and the pure metal being deposited upon the cathode — called also electrolytic refining.

Answer 2

Electrolytic Refining

Electrolysis, or electrolytic refining, is a technique used for extraction, as well as purification, of metals obtained by any refining method.

In the electro-refining process, a block of impure metal becomes the anode, and a thin sheet of metal becomes the cathode.