Nitrogen in an organic compound can be estimate by

Options

(a) Kjeldahl’s method
(b) Carius method
(c) Victor Meyer’s method
(d) Lassaigne’s method

Correct Answer:

Kjeldahl’s method

Explanation:

Nitrogen can be estimated by Kjeldahl’s method. This method cannot be used for organic compounds(i)containning in the ring. e.g., pyridine, quinoline etc.(ii) containing nitro and diazo groups. However, Lassaigne’s test is used to detect nitrogen.