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  4. Carius method is used for determination of halogen. If 0.099 g organic compound gave 0.287g AgCl . The percentage of chlorine in the compound will be

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Q. Carius method is used for determination of halogen. If $0.099 \, g$ organic compound gave $0.287g \, AgCl$ . The percentage of chlorine in the compound will be

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Solution:

% of chlorine = $\frac{35.5}{143.5}\times \frac{M a s s \, o f \, A g C l \, }{M a s s \, o f \, s u b s t a n c e}\times 100$
= $\frac{35.5}{143.5}\times \frac{0.287}{0.099}\times 100=71.71\%$ .