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0.102 g of an organic compound X was oxidized with fuming nitric acid. The resulting solution, after reaction with an excess of aqueous BaCl2, produced 0.233 g of BaSO4 as a precipitate. Compound X is likely to be : [Given: Atomic wt. of Ba=137]
ChemistrySome Basic Concepts of ChemistryKVPYKVPY 2020 (SA)
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0.233 gm BaSO4 has 1 millimole BaSO4 and hence has lmillimole S


organic compound X also has 1 millimole S


% of S in 0.102 gm of organic compound X


=0.0320.102×100=31.37%



102 gm of this organic compound has 32 gm S


This has same % of S


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