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What is the purpose of boiling the fused mass with distilled water in Lassaigne's test?

Options

  1. ATo dissolve the organic compound
  2. BTo extract cyanide, sulphide, and halide of sodium
  3. CTo convert covalent compounds to ionic compounds
  4. 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.

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