0.3780 g of an organic chloro compound gave 0.5740 g of silver chloride in Carius estimation. Calculate the percentage of chlorine present in the compound.

Explanation

Mass of substance taken = 0.3780 g
Mass of AgCl formed = 0.6740 g
AgCI `= CI`
`148.5 " "35.5`
143.5 g of AgCl will contain Cl = 35.5 g
0.5740 g of AgCl contain `Cl = ( 35.5)/( 143.5) xx 0.5740`
`= 0.142 g`
`%` Chlorine `= ( 0.142 xx 100)/( 0.3780)= 37.57%`