Question

$0.23$ g of a metal, when put into a jar of chlorine, produced $0.585$ g of its chloride. The equivalent mass of the metal is:

• A. 21
• B. 14
• C. 26
• D. 29

Answer 1

The correct option is B 14

Since, the metal and chlorine are involved in the same reaction, the ratio of their weights used, will be equal to the ratio of their equivalent weights.

$Equivalentmass=\frac{weightofthemetal}{weightofchlorine}\times 35.5$
$=\frac{0.23}{0.585}$ x $35.5=13.95$ .