Answer to Question #292223 in Organic Chemistry for Philip

Question

A 'breath test' used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses?

A. Tumeric on filter paper

B. Silica gel coated with saliva nitrate

C. Potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid

D. Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

Please explain why the answer is D and not C

Answer 1

D. Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

It a test to check the presence of alcohol in a person's blood & carried out on samples of breath provided by the person. It is done with the help of filter paper made of Potassium dichromate-sulfuric acid.