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A metal chloride contains $55.0 %$ of chlorine by weight. $100 mL$ vapours of the metal chloride at STP weigh $0.57 g$ . The molecular formula of the metal chloride is

(Given: Atomic mass of chlorine is $35.5 u$ )

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\dots . .

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Complex A has a composition of

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H_{2} {SO}_{4}

loses

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of its original mass, the correct molecular formulas of

A

is:
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Cl = 35

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(C_{X} H_{Y} O_{Z})

6 : 1 .

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(C_{X} H_{Y} O_{Z})

contains half as much oxygen as required to burn one molecule of compound

C_{X} H_{Y}

completely to

{CO}_{2}

and

H_{2} O .

The empirical formula of the compound

C_{X} H_{Y} O_{Z}

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M

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C

and

H

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{CO}_{2}

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1.53 g

H_{2} O

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C

and

H

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750 g

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210 g

H_{2} O

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15.3

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64

by weight. The value of

n

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1

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A metal chloride contains 55.0% of chlorine by weight. 100 mL vapours of the metal chloride at STP weigh 0.57 g. The molecular formula of the metal chloride is (Given: Atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5 u)

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A metal chloride contains $55.0 %$ of chlorine by weight. $100 mL$ vapours of the metal chloride at STP weigh $0.57 g$ . The molecular formula of the metal chloride is

(Given: Atomic mass of chlorine is $35.5 u$ )