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Explain the reason for the fusion of an organic compound with metallic sodium for testing nitrogen sulphur and halogen.

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As the elements present in the organic compounds are in their covalent form, these are fused with sodium metal to convert them into ionic from (like `NaCN,Na_(2)S,NaX`)
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