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Kjeldahl's method CANNOT be reliably used to estimate nitrogen content in which of the following comPractical Organic Chemistry and Purification Chemistry Question

Question

Kjeldahl's method CANNOT be reliably used to estimate nitrogen content in which of the following compounds?

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

Kjeldahl's method fails for nitrogen within aromatic rings (pyridine), nitro groups, and azo groups because they do not quantitatively convert into ammonium sulphate upon acid digestion.

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