In Carius tube, an organic compound '…' is treated with sodium peroxide to form a mineral acid 'Y'. The solution of … is added to '…' to form a precipitate 'Z'. 'Z' is used for the quantitative estimation of an extra element. '…' could be

Practical Organic Chemistry

JEE Main 2023 · 10 Apr, Evening shift · Q1759

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In Carius tube, an organic compound '

\mathrm{X}

' is treated with sodium peroxide to form a mineral acid 'Y'. The solution of

\mathrm{BaCl}_{2}

is added to '

\mathrm{Y}

' to form a precipitate 'Z'. 'Z' is used for the quantitative estimation of an extra element. '

\mathrm{X}

' could be