0.1890 g of organic compound containing chlorine gave in carius method 0.2870 g of silver chloride. Find the percentage of chlorine in the compound.

0.1890 g of organic compound containing chlorine gave in carius method

1.	0.1890 g of organic compound containing chlorine gave in carius method 0.2870 g of silver chloride. Find the percentage of chlorine in the compound.
Answer» Solution :PERCENTAGE of bromine `=35.5/143.5xx ("MASS of AGCL")/("Mass of compound")xx100=35.5/143.5xx0.2870/0.1890xx100=37.56%`