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Comprehension # 4
A monobasic acid of weight `15.5 g` is heated with excess of oxygen `&` evolved gases when passed through KOH solution increased its weight by `22 g` and when passed through anhydrous `CaCl_(2)`, increased its weight by `13.5 g`. When the same mass of this organic acid is reacted with excess of silver nitrate solution form `41.75 g` silver salt of the acid which on ignition gave the residue of weight `27 g`.
The molecular formula of the organic acid is.

A

`C_(2)H_(6)`

B

`C_(2)H_(5)O_(2)`

C

`C_(2)H_(6)O_(2)`

D

`C_(2)H_(4)O`

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The correct Answer is:
C

`CO_(2)=22g=0.5mol`
`H_(2)O = 13.5g =(13.5)/(18)`mol
`C=0.5` mol `= 6 g`
`H = 1.5` mol `= 1.5 g`
`O = 8 gm = 0.5` mol
`E.F. = CH_(3)O`
let molar mass ` = M`
`(27)/(108) = (41.75)/(M-1+108)`
`implies M=-107+167=60`
`E.F`. mass `=12+3+16=31`
`n = (274)/(31) ~~ 2`
`M.F. = (CH_(3)O)_(2)`
`=C_(2)H_(6)O_(2)`
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