12.34. 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.
Given that,
Mass of organic compound = 0.3780 g.
Mass of AgCl formed = 0.5740 g
It is known that,
1 mol of contains 1 mol of Cl.
Thus, mass of chlorine in 0.5740 g of
= 0.1421 g
∴ Percentage(%) of chlorine = = 37.59%
Hence, the percentage of chlorine present in the given organic compound is 37.59%.