0.515 g of an organic compound containing phosphorus gave 0.214 g of magnesium pyrophosphate in Carius method for the estimation of phosphorus. Calculate the percentage of phosphorus in the given organic compound.

0.515 g of an organic compound containing phosphorus gave 0.214 g of m

1.	0.515 g of an organic compound containing phosphorus gave 0.214 g of magnesium pyrophosphate in Carius method for the estimation of phosphorus. Calculate the percentage of phosphorus in the given organic compound.
Answer» <html><body><p><<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/p-588962" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about P">P</a>></p>Solution :<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mass-1088425" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MASS">MASS</a> of organic compound `=0.515 g` <br/> Mass of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/magnesium-1082716" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAGNESIUM">MAGNESIUM</a> pyrophosphate, `Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7)=0.214 g` <br/> `{:(Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7),equiv,2P),(22g,,62g):}` <br/> 222g of `Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7)` are obtained from <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/phosphorus-1153299" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PHOSPHORUS">PHOSPHORUS</a> `=62 g` <br/> 0.214 g of `Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7)` are obtained from phosphorus `=(62xx0.214)/222=0.0597 g` <br/> Percentage of phosphorus `=("Mass of phosphorus")/("Mass of organic compound")xx100=(0.0597xx100)/0.515=11.6`.</body></html>