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JEE Main 2026 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 58

In Carius method 0.2425 g of an organic compounds gave 0.5253 g silver chloride. The percentage of chlorine in the organic compound is

  1. Option A:

    53.58%53.58 \%

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    87.65%87.65 \%

  3. Option C:

    37.57%37.57 \%

  4. Option D:

    34.79%34.79 \%

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

Organic compound : 0.2425 gm AgCl obtained : 0.5253 gm In carius method for estimation of halogen amount of AgCl obtained is 0.5253 gm from 0.2425 gm of organic compound. Hence percentage of Cl. Percentage of Cl=→143.535.5×0.52530.2425×100\mathrm{Cl}=\xrightarrow[143.5]{35.5} \times \frac{0.5253}{0.2425} \times 100 =53.58%=53.58 \%

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
23 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Practical Organic Chemistry
Topic
Quantitative organic analysis

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