Relationship between Vapor Density & Relative Molecular Mass
0.3780 g of a...
Question
0.3780 g of an organic chloro compound gave 0.5740 g of silver chloride in Carius estimation. Calculate the percentage of chlorine present in the compound.
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Solution
0.3780 g of organic compound gives 0.5740 g of AgCl.
143.32g of AgCl contains 35.5 g of Cl.
0.5740 g of AgCl contains 35.5×0.5740143.32=0.1421g of chlorine.
The percentage of chlorine in the organic chloro compound is 0.1421×1000.3780= 37.6%.