Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds

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Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Kjeldahl's Method, Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds, Dumas Method, Estimation of Carbon and Hydrogen, Estimation of Nitrogen, Estimation of Phosphorus, Estimation of Sulphur and, Estimation of Oxygen

Important Questions on Quantitative Analysis of Organic Compounds

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In Carius tube, an organic compound ' X ' is treated with sodium peroxide to form a mineral acid ' Y '. The solution of BaCl2 is added to ' Y ' to form a precipitate ' Z '. ' Z ' is used for the quantitative estimation of an extra element. ' X ' could be

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An organic compound on combustion gives 0.22 g of CO2, and 0.126 g of H2O. If the percentage of C in given organic compound is 40%, the percentage of hydrogen will be?

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When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of A?

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A gas mixture has propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10).  At S.T.P., 15.68 L of CO2(g) is produced when mixture is completely oxidised by excess of O2(g). If only propane is oxidised then CO2(g) produced consume 1 L of 0.6 M KOH for complete neutralisation. The mass% of C4H10 in mixture is (nearest integer)​

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During estimation of nitrogen present in an organic compound by Kjeldahl's method, the ammonia evolved from 0.73 g of the organic compound neutralised 100 mL of 0.5 N H2SO4. If 0.73 g of the organic compound is used in the Duma's method, then x mL of nitrogen N2 at 300K and 623 mm of Hg pressure. The value of x/30 is

(Aquesous tension at 300 K is 15 mm and R=0.08 atm Lmol K.

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10 mL of hydrocarbon as exploded in excess of air. After cooling, there was a contraction in volume of 30 mL and after treatment with KOH, there was a further reduction of 30 mL. The formula of hydrocarbon is CxHy. The value of x+y is 

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Nitrogen present in 0.295 g of a substance was completely converted to ammonia which was neutralised by 50 mL of 110N H2SO4. Calculate the percentage of nitrogen.

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Consider the following reaction.

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On estimation of bromine in 1.00 g of R using Carius method, the amount of AgBr formed (in g) is____[Given: Atomic mass of H=1, C=12, O=16, P=31, Br=80, Ag=108]

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A mixture of 2.3 g formic acid and 4.5 g oxalic acid is treated with concentrated H2SO4. The evolved gaseous mixture is passed through KOH pellets. Weight (in g) of the remaining product at STP will be.

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How does organic compounds react with excess of oxygen in presence of CuO?

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Write the reaction for the conversion of sulphur to barium sulphate.

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Write the reactions involved in the estimation of sulphur in an organic compound.

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In a Carius method, 0.25 g of organic compound on treating with silver nitrate gives 0.43 g of AgCl. Calculate the percentage of chlorine in the given organic compound.

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In Carius method of estimation of halogens, 250 mg of an organic compound gave 141 mg of AgBr. The percentage of bromine in the compound is : (atomic mass Ag = 108; Br = 80)

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Carius method is used to estimate which of the following compounds?

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Carius method is used for the estimation of halogen. 0.24 g of an organic compound gave 0.36 g of silver bromide. Percentage of bromine present in the compound is
 

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Describe the setup for Carius method for the mass of halogens.

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In quantitative analysis of carbon and hydrogen in an organic compound, let the mass of organic compound be m g, mass of water and carbon dioxide produced be m1 and m2 g respectively. The percentage of carbon is given as: