Polling
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Polling (metallurgy)
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Polling is a method employed in the purification of copper which contains cuprous oxide as an impurity. The impure metal is melted and green wooden poles are used to agitate the molten impure copper. The heat of the copper makes the pole emit a gas which reduces the cuprous oxide to copper.
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