A compound contains `4.2%` hydrogen, `24.2%` carbon and `71.6%` chlorine by mass. Its molar mass is `98.96 gm//mol`. Empirical formula of compound is :
A
`CH_(2)CI`
B
`C_(2)H_(4)CI_(2)`
C
`C_(2)H_(2)CI_(2)`
D
`C_(4)H_(4)CI_(4)`
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A
A compound contains ………………. `|(,"Mass(gm)","Mole",,underset("strength")underset("Molar")("Relative"),underset("formula")("Empirical")),(C,24.2,underset(=2.01)((24.2)/12),,1,),(H,4.2,underset(=4.2)(4.2/1),,2,C_(1)H_(2)Cl),(Cl,71.6,underset(=2.01)(71.6/35.5),,1,)|`
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