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 false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(2) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Lassaigne's test fuses the compound with sodium (not magnesium) to give ionic NaCN, Na2S, NaX; N, S, X and P are all detected.
Statement I true, Statement II false.
Answer: (2)