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`0.395` g of an organic compound by Carius method for the estimation of sulphur gave `0.582` g of `BaSO_4`. Calculate the percentage of sulphur in the compound.

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To calculate the percentage of sulfur in the organic compound, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the weight of sulfur in barium sulfate (BaSO₄) We know that the molecular weight of barium sulfate (BaSO₄) is 233 g/mol, and it contains 32 g of sulfur (S) per mole of BaSO₄. ### Step 2: Calculate the amount of sulfur in the given weight of BaSO₄ Using the proportion of sulfur in BaSO₄, we can find the weight of sulfur in the given amount of BaSO₄ (0.582 g): \[ ...
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