For the estimation of nitrogen, 0.7 g of an organic compound was digested by Kjeldhal's method and the evolved ammonia was passed in 100 mL of 0.1 M sulphuric acid. The excess acid required 10 mL of 0.5 M Ba(OH)2 for complete neutralization. The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is:
20%
% N2=1.4×meq of acid neutralisedwt. of organic compoundmeq of H2SO4=100×0.2=20meq of H2SO4 neutralized by Ba(OH)2=10×0.5×2=10meq of H2SO4 neutralized=20−10=10% N2=1.4×100.7=20%