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COMEDK · Chemistry · 13. General Organic Chemistry

In Lassaigne's test for nitrogen in an organic compound, the blue colouration is due to the formation of

  1. A ferro-ferriccyanide
  2. B ferric-ferrocyanide
  3. C potassium ferrocyanide
  4. D potassium ferrocyanide
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(B) ferric-ferrocyanide

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The blue colouration is due to formation of ferric ferrocyanide, \(\mathrm{Fe}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right]_{3}\) in Lassaigne's test for nitrogen.