JEE Main 2019 — Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution
JEE Main 2019 (09 Jan Shift 1)
Question
| Column (drug) | Column (test) |
| (A) Chloroxylenol | (P) Carbylamine test |
| (B) Norethindrone | (Q) Sodium hydrogen carbonate test |
| (C) Sulphapyridine | (R) Ferric chloride test |
| (D) Penicillin | (S) Baeyer’s test |
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Step-by-step explanation




Chloroxylenol is a phenol derivative and hence, can be identified with test.
The primary amine of sulphapyridine can be identified with carbylamine test.
The aliphatic alkyne of Norethindrone can be identified by the Baeyer's reagent.
Penicillin gives test with sodium hydrogen carbonate.
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