Question

What weight of a metal of equivalent weight 12 will give 0.475 g of its chloride?

• A. 0.12 g
• B. 0.24 g
• C. 0.36 g
• D. 0.48 g

Answer 1

The correct option is A 0.12 g

Equivalent weight of metal chloride $=$ Equivalent weight of M + Equivalent weight of Cl
$=12+35.5=47.5$
47.5 g of metal chloride $\equiv$ Weight of metal $\Rightarrow 12g$
0.475 g of metal chloride $\equiv \frac{12\times 0.475}{47.5}$ $=0.12g$