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  4. 0.73 g of organic compound on oxidation gave 1.32 g of carbon dioxide. The percentage of carbon in the given compound will be:

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Q. $0.73 g$ of organic compound on oxidation gave $1.32 g$ of carbon dioxide. The percentage of carbon in the given compound will be:

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

$\% C =\frac{12}{44} \times \frac{\text { wt. of } CO _{2}}{\text { wt. of org. comp. }} \times 100$