10. Which reagent gives blood red colour when both nitrogen and sulphur are present together in an organic compound? *
Ferrous sulphate
Sodium ferrocyanide
Ferric Chloride
Silver nitrate
Answers
Answer:
When both N & S are present:
The thiocyanate, SCN- reacts with Fe3+ to give a blood red coloration due to formation of [Fe(SCN)]2+.
Ferrous Sulphate
Answer:
search-icon-header
Search for questions & chapters
search-icon-image
Class 11
>>Chemistry
>>Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques
>>Quantitative Analysis
>>The blood red colour in the combination
Question
Bookmark
The blood red colour in the combination test of nitrogen and sulphur in organic compound is due to the formation of:
Medium
Solution
verified
Verified by Toppr
Correct option is A)
Ferric Chloride (FeCl
3
) that reacts with Sodium Thiocyanate (NaCNS) to form Ferric Thiocyanate [Fe(CNS)
3
] which is blood red in color. This test can be used as a confirmatory test for organic compounds containing both Nitrogen and Sulfur (e.g. Methionine amino acid