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NEET · Chemistry · STD 11 - 8.3. Organic chemistry purification and characterization

Which one of the following reactions does NOT belong to "Lassaigne's test" ?

  1. A \(Na + C + N \underset{\Delta}{\rightarrow} NaCN\)
  2. B \(2 Na + S \underset{\Delta}{\rightarrow} Na _2 S\)
  3. C \(Na + X \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\longrightarrow}+ NaX\)
  4. D \(2 CuO + C \underset{\Delta}{\rightarrow} 2 Cu + CO _2\)
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(D) \(2 CuO + C \underset{\Delta}{\rightarrow} 2 Cu + CO _2\)

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\(2 CuO + C \underset{\Delta}{\rightarrow} 2 Cu + CO _2\)
"Lassaigne's test" is used to detect Nitrogen, Halogen, Sulphur, Phosphorus.
\(4^{\text {th}}\) option is detection of carbon, it is not "Lassaigne's test".