NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What is the purpose of boiling the fused mass with distilled water in Lassaigne's test?
Options
- ATo dissolve the organic compound
- BTo extract cyanide, sulphide, and halide of sodium
- CTo convert covalent compounds to ionic compounds
- DTo separate carbon and nitrogen
Correct answer
B. To extract cyanide, sulphide, and halide of sodium
Step-by-step solution
Boiling the fused mass with distilled water is done to extract cyanide, sulphide, and halide of sodium.