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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

In each molecule of carbon tetrachloride, the mass percent of carbon and chlorine respectively are

  1. A 76.86 and 23.14
  2. B 7.84 and 92.80
  3. C 23.14 and 76.86
  4. D 78.41 and 9.25
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(B) 7.84 and 92.80

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Mass percentage of a component \[ =\frac{\text { Mass of a component }}{\text { Total mass }} \times 100 \] In a molecular of \(\mathrm{CCl}_4\) (carbon tetrachloride), \[ =1 \mathrm{C}+4 \mathrm{Cl} \text { atoms are present. } \] Atomic mass of…
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