Assertion: The Duma's method is more applicable to nitrogen containing organic compounds than the Kjeldahl’s method. Reason: The Kjeldahl’s method does not give satisfactory results for compounds in which nitrogen is directly linked to oxygen.

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Assertion: The Duma's method is more applicable to nitrogen containing organic compounds than the Kjeldahl’s method. Reason: The Kjeldahl’s method does not give satisfactory results for compounds in which nitrogen is directly linked to oxygen. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (C) If assertion is true but reason is false. (D) If both assertion and reason are false.

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Duma's method can be applied in case of all nitrogenous compounds. But Kjeldahl’s method cannot be used in case of nitro, azo and azoxy compounds.

Q. Assertion: The Duma's method is more applicable to nitrogen containing organic compounds than the Kjeldahl’s method. Reason: The Kjeldahl’s method does not give satisfactory results for compounds in which nitrogen is directly linked to oxygen.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

If assertion is true but reason is false.

If both assertion and reason are false.

Duma's method can be applied in case of all nitrogenous compounds. But Kjeldahl’s method cannot be used in case of nitro, azo and azoxy compounds.

Q. Assertion: The Duma's method is more applicable to nitrogen containing organic compounds than the Kjeldahl’s method.
Reason: The Kjeldahl’s method does not give satisfactory results for compounds in which nitrogen is directly linked to oxygen.