`3 g` of an oxide of a metal is converted completely to `5 g` chloride. Equivalent weight of metal is:

Options

A. `3.325`
B. `66.50`
C. `33.25`
D. `25.33`

Answer

C

Explanation

`=("wt of metal oxide")/("wt. of metallic chloride")`
`=("eq.wt of metal" + "eq. wt of" o^(-2))/("eq. wt of metal+ eq. wt of" cl^(-))`