Q. In Kjeldahl’s method of estimation of nitrogen, $CuSO_{4}$ acts as

A) Oxidising agent
B) Reducing agent
C) Catalytic agent
D) Hydrolysis agent
Explanation

(c)
Kejldahl’s method is used for the estimation of nitrogen. The organic compound is heated with conc. $H_{2}SO_{4}$ in presence of $K_{2}SO_{4}$ (used to elevate boiling point of $H_{2}SO_{4}$) and $CuSO_{4}$ (used as catalyst) to convert all the nitrogen into $\left( NH_{4} \right)_{2}SO_{4}$.

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.