A student has been given 0.314 g of an organic compound and asked to estimate sulphur. During the experiment, the student has obtained 0.4813 g of barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur present in the compound is . (Given molar mass in g mol-1 S : 32, BaSO4 : 233)
- 63.15%
- 21.05%
- 48.24%
- 42.10%
Answer
(2) 21.05%
Solution
Carius method: 233 g BaSO4 contains 32 g S
% S = 32233 mass of BaSO4mass of compound 100
= 32233 0.48130.314 100
= 0.1373 1.5328 100 = 21.05\%
Answer: (2)