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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

\(0.16 \mathrm{~g}\) of an organic compound containing sulphur produces \(0.233 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(\mathrm{BaSO}_4\). Percentage of sulphur in the compound is

  1. A 20
  2. B 80
  3. C 50
  4. D 10
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(A) 20

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Percentage of S \(\begin{aligned} & =\frac{32 \times \text { weight of } \mathrm{BaSO}_4 \times 100}{233 \times \text { weight of compound }} \\ & =\frac{32 \times 0.233 \times 100}{233 \times 0.16} \\ & =20 \end{aligned}\)