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Complete combustion of 1.80 g of an oxygen containing compound CxHyOz gave 2.64 g of CO2 and 1.08 g of H2O. The percentage of oxygen in the organic compound is :
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Options:
  • A 53.33
  • B 50.33
  • C 51.63
  • D 63.53
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 53.33

nCO2=2.6444=0.06

nc=0.06

weight of carbon =0.06×12=0.72 gm

nH2O=1.0818=0.06

nH=0.06×2=0.12

 weight of H=0.12 gm

= 1.8 - (0.72 + 0.12)

= 0.96 gram

 % weight of oxygen =0.961.8×100

The percentage of oxygen in the organic compound = 53.3%.

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