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QJEEM23Ch43a8: JEE Main 2023 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM23Ch43a8 Solution: In sulphur estimation, 0.471 g of an organic compound gave…

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: 137 u, S: 32 u, O: 16 u)

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% of sulphur amp;=32233× weight of BaSO4 formed  weight of organic compound ×100amp;=32233×1.44390.471×100amp;=42.10\begin{aligned}\% \text { of sulphur } & =\frac{32}{233} \times \frac{\text { weight of } \mathrm{BaSO}_4 \text { formed }}{\text { weight of organic compound }} \times 100 \\\\& =\frac{32}{233} \times \frac{1.4439}{0.471} \times 100 \\\\& =42.10\end{aligned}

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