In Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen, acts as :
- (A)Reducing agent
- (B)Catalytic agent✓ Correct
- (C)Hydrolysis agent
- (D)Oxidising agent
Answer: (B)
Solution
In Kjeldahl's method for nitrogen estimation, the organic sample is digested with concentrated HSO in the presence of CuSO, which acts as a catalyst to speed up the oxidation/digestion, converting organic nitrogen to ammonium sulfate.
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