NEET2009ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Assertion : Millon's test is a test for identification of proteins. Reason : Millon's reagent is a solution of mercurous nitrate and mercuric nitrate in nitric acid containing little nitrous acid.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Millon's test is used for proteins. When Millon's reagent is added to the aqueous solution of a protein, a white precipitate is formed.