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In the quantitative analysis of carbon and hydrogen in an organic compound, the organic compound is burnt in the presence of excess of oxygen and copper(II) oxide to form carbon dioxide and (water /  hydrogen peroxide) respectively.

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Important Questions on Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques

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1.4 g of an organic compound was digested according to Kjeldahl's method and the ammonia evolved was absorbed in 60 mL of M/10 H2SO4 solution. The excess sulphuric acid required 20 mL of M/10 NaOH solution for neutralization. The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is:
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An organic compound on combustion gives 0.22 g of CO2, and 0.126 g of H2O. If the percentage of C in given organic compound is 40%, the percentage of hydrogen will be?
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In Duma's method of estimation of nitrogen, 0.1840 g of an organic compound gave 30 mL of nitrogen collected at 287 K and 758 mm of Hg pressure. The percentage composition of nitrogen in the compound is ______. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

[Given : Aqueous tension at 287 K=14 mm of Hg]

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An organic compound ‘A’ is oxidized with Na2O2 followed by boiling with HNO3. The resultant solution is then treated with ammonium molybdate to yield a yellow percipitate. Based on a above observation, the element present in the given compound is:
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0.0833 mole of a carbohydrate of empirical formula CH2O contains 1.00g of hydrogen. The molecular formula of the carbohydrate is
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Which of the following compounds will be suitable for Kjeldahl's method for nitrogen estimation?
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For the estimation of nitrogen, 1.4 g of an organic compound was digested by the Kjeldahl method and the evolved ammonia was absorbed in 60 ml of M 1 0 sulphuric acid. The unreacted acid required 20 ml of M 1 0 sodium hydroxide for complete neutralization. The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is
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Which of the following is used for the estimation of halogens in organic compounds?
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120 g of an organic compound which contains only carbon and hydrogen on complete combustion gives 330 g of CO2 and 270 g of water. The percentage of carbon and hydrogen in the organic compound are respectively
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When 0.01mol of an organic compound containing 60% carbon was burnt completely, 4.4 g of CO2 was produced. The molar mass of compound is _____ gmol-1 (Nearest integer)
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In the Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen present in soil sample, ammonia evolved from 0.75g of sample neutralized 10ml of 1M H2SO4 The percentage of nitrogen in the soil is:
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The formula of a gaseous hydrocarbon which requires 6 times of its own volume of O2 for complete oxidation and produces 4 times its own volume of CO2 is CxHy. The value of y is ________.
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Kjeldahl’s method cannot be used to estimate nitrogen for which of the following compounds?
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In Duma's method for estimation of nitrogen, 0.25 g of an organic compound gave 40 mL of nitrogen collected at 300 K temperature and 725 mm pressure. If the aqueous tension at 300 K is 25 mm, the percentage of nitrogen in the compound is:
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In the Kjeldahl's method of estimation of nitrogen, ammonia gas evolved from 0.3 g of an organic compound was absorbed in 60 mL of 110M sulphuric acid. The unused acid required 40 mL of N10NaOH for complete neutralisation. The weight percentage of nitrogen in the organic compound is
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An organic compound weighing 0.15g gave on Carius estimation, 0.12g of AgBr. The percentage of Br in the compound will be close to (At. Mass Ag=108, Br=80)
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When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of A?
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64 g of an organic compound contains 24 g of carbon, 8 g of hydrogen and the rest oxygen. The empirical formula of the compound is
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Complete combustion of 1.80 g of an oxygen containing compound CxHyOz gave 2.64 g of CO2 and 1.08 g of H2O. The percentage of oxygen in the organic compound is :