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Wöhler's 1828 urea synthesis started from which salts?
ACaCN2 and NH4NO3
BKOCN and (NH4)2SO4
CKNO3 and (NH4)2SO4
DNaCN and NH4Cl
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. KOCN and (NH4)2SO4
Friedrich Wöhler made urea in 1828 from potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate, an inorganic route that undermined vitalism.
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