Question:

Which of the following is extracted from sea weeds ?

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • Quinine
  • Astatine
  • Iodine
  • Germanium
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The Correct Option is C

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Sea weeds, caliche or crude chile salt petre are some important sources of iodine. Sea weeds of laminaria variety are generally used to extract iodine as their ash, called kelp, contains $0.4-1.3\%$ iodine as iodides
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