Question 12 Marks
On estimating sulphur by Carius method, 0.5825 gm of $BaSO _4$ is formed from 0.2175 gm of a substance. Find percentage of sulphur in substance.
Answer
View full question & answer→Mass of organic compound $=0.2175 g$
Mass of obtained $BaSO _4=0.5825 g$
Molecular mass of $BaSO _4=137+32+64=233 gm$
Hence $233 gm BaSO Ba _4=32 gm$ sulphur.
Hence in $0.5825 gm BaSO _4$, quantity of sulphur
$=\frac{32}{233} \times 0.5825 gm$
Hence $\%$ of sulphur in 0.2175 gm substance
$
=\frac{32 \times 0.5825}{233} \times \frac{100}{0.2175}=36.78
$
Mass of obtained $BaSO _4=0.5825 g$
Molecular mass of $BaSO _4=137+32+64=233 gm$
Hence $233 gm BaSO Ba _4=32 gm$ sulphur.
Hence in $0.5825 gm BaSO _4$, quantity of sulphur
$=\frac{32}{233} \times 0.5825 gm$
Hence $\%$ of sulphur in 0.2175 gm substance
$
=\frac{32 \times 0.5825}{233} \times \frac{100}{0.2175}=36.78
$
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