Q.

In sulphur estimation, 0.471 g of an organic compound gave 1.4439 g of barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur in the compound is ________ (Nearest integer)

(Given: Atomic mass Ba : 137u, S : 32u, O : 16u)                     [2023]


Ans.

(42)

% sulphur=32233×Weight of BaSO4 formedWeight of organic compound×100

                   =32233×1.44390.471×100=42.10