Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Solution
Kjeldahl method: organic N conc. H2SO4, (NH4)2SO4 NaOH NH3 (absorbed in standard acid)
Nitrogen in a ring (pyridine), nitro and azo groups is not converted into (NH4)2SO4 during digestion, so Statement II is false.
Hence the method cannot estimate N in pyridine, and Statement I is false too.
Answer: (2)