In Kjeldahl's method,organic compound containing nitrogen after reacting with concentrated sulphuric acid forms:
A
nitrite salt
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B
nitrate salt
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C
ammonium salt
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D
azide salt
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Solution
The correct option is C ammonium salt The Kjeldahl method or Kjeldahl digestion (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰɛltæːˀl]) in analytical chemistry is a method for the quantitative determination of nitrogen contained in organic substances plus the nitrogen contained in the inorganic compounds ammonia and ammonium (NH3/NH4+) salt