JEE Main 2025 Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main 2025

Given below are two statement : Statement (I) : Nitrogen, sulphur, halogen and phosphorus present in an organic compound are detected by Lassaigne's Test. Statement (II) : The elements present in the compound are converted from covalent form into ionic form by fusing the compound with Magnesium in Lassaigne's test. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Answer: (3)

Solution

Lassaigne's test uses sodium (not magnesium) for fusion, converting elements to ionic form.

Question ID VK-001808