In Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen, CuSO4 acts as
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a
oxidising agent
b
reducing agent
c
catalytic agent
d
hydrolysis agent
answer is C.
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In Kjeldahl's method (used for the estimation of nitrogen) the organic compound is heated with conc. H2SO4 in the presence of K2SO4 (used to elevate boiling point of H2SO4) and CuSO4 (used as catalyst) to convert all the nitrogen into (NH4)2SO4..