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The presence of hydrogen in an organic compound can be detected by:

A the sodium fusion test.

B oxidizing the compound and passing the gas through lime water.

C heating the compound with copper oxide and testing for water with anhydrous copper(II) sulfate.

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D reducing the compound and analyzing with mass spectrometry.

Option C is the correct answer.

Hydrogen in organic compounds is detected by heating with copper oxide to oxidize it to H₂O, which turns white anhydrous copper(II) sulfate blue.

Water turns anhydrous copper(II) sulfate from white to blue.

Course: CHM 101

Topic: CHM 101 Past Questions

Type: Objective

Difficulty: Not specified

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