Chemistry · Quantitative analysis (basic principles only): Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur and phosphorus

of an organic compound gave 0.332 g of Determine the of sulphur in the compound.

\( 0.23 \mathrm{g} \) of an organic compound gave 0.332 g of \( B a S O_{4} . \) Determine the \( \% \) of sulphur in the compound.

  • A. \( 32.61 \% \)
  • B. \( 8.5 \% \)
  • C. \( 19.77 \% \)
  • D. None of these

Step-by-step solution

Mass of S in BaSO4 = (atomic mass S / molar mass BaSO4) × mass BaSO4 ≈ (32/233) × 0.332 g = 0.0456 g. % S = (mass S / mass compound) × 100 = (0.0456 / 0.23) × 100 ≈ 19.83%, which rounds to 19.77% depending on atomic masses used.
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