In Carius method, 0.1890 g of an organic compound gave 0.2870 of silver chloride. Calculate the percentage of chlorine in the compound

Explanation

Weight of substance = 0.1890g
Weight of silver chloride = 0.2870g
% of chlorine `= ("Weight of " AgCl xx 35.5 xx 100)/("weight of substance " xx 143.5) = (0.2870 xx 35.5 xx 100)/(0.1890 xx 143.5) = 37.8`