NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
When is oxygen in an organic compound estimated directly?
Options
- ABy heating it in a stream of nitrogen gas
- BBy passing the compound through iodine pentoxide
- CBy subtracting the percentage of carbon from 100
- DBy using a CHN elemental analyser
Correct answer
B. By passing the compound through iodine pentoxide
Step-by-step solution
Oxygen in an organic compound can be estimated directly by passing the mixture of gaseous products through warm iodine pentoxide.