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A 10.0 g sample of a mixture of CaCl2 and NaCl is treated to precipitate all the calcium as calcium carbonate. This CaCO3 is heated to convert all the Ca to CaO and the final mass of CaO is 1.62 g. If X percentage by mass of CaCl2 is in the original mixture, then value of 10X is :

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321
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200
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380
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A 321
CaCl21molCaCO31molaO1mol
Let the 10 g mixture contain x g of CaCl2.
Moles of CaCl2=x111, while Moles of

CaO=1.6256.

1 mole of CaCl2 produces 1 mole of CaO.
x111=1.6256
x=3.21 g.

10x=32.1×10 = 321

% of CaCl2=3.2110×100=32.1%

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