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On complete combustion of 0.492 g of an organic compound containing C,H and O,0.7938 g of CO2 and 0.4428 g of H2O was produced. The % composition of oxygen in the compound is____. (Nearest Integer)
ChemistrySome Basic Concepts of ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 1)
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The correct answer is: 46

Organic compound +O2  CO2g     +    H2O                                                       

                                         0.7938 gram       0.4428 gram

Weight of the organic compound=0.492 gram

Number of moles of CO2=Number of moles of C

=0.793844Weight of carbon=0.79384412=0.216g

Weight of hydrogen=0.4428182=0.0491g

Weight of oxygen=0.492-0.216-0.0491=0.2269g

% of O=0.22490.492×100=46.1146

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