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Reactivity with Halogens and Hydrogen (Group 2)

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The atomic weight of metal (M) is 27 and its equivalent weight is 9. The formula of its chloride will be :

A

M C l

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M C l_{2}

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M C l_{4}

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D

none

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Solution

The correct option is D none
Let the formula of the compound be $M C l_{x}$ .
The valency of the metal $x = \frac{A t o m i c w e i g h t}{E q u i v a l e n t l w e i g h t} = \frac{27}{9} = 3$ .
$∴$ The formula of its chloride is $M C l_{3}$ .

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