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In Kjeldahl method , nitrogen in the compound on heating with concentrated sulphuric acid and copper sulphate gets converted to ____

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NO2
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NH3
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(NH4)2SO4
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is C (NH4)2SO4
Kjeldahl’s Method :

The compound containing nitrogen is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid and copper sulphate. Nitrogen in the compound gets converted into ammonium sulphate.
The reaction is :
Organic compound+H2SO4(NH4)2SO4

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