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COMEDK · Chemistry · 33. Practical Chemistry

An organic compound which produces a bluish green flame when heated on a copper wire is

  1. A benzaldehyde
  2. B aniline
  3. C chlorobenzene
  4. D benzoic acid
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(C) chlorobenzene

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An organic compound containing halogen produces a bluish green flame when heated on a copper wire. This test is called Beilstein's test. \(\therefore\) Chlorobenzene will produce bluish green flame when heated on copper wire.