Question

Four g of a metallic chloride contains 1.89 g of the metal ‘X’. Calculate the empirical formula of the metallic chloride. [At. wt. of ‘X’ = 64, Cl = 35.5]

Answer 1

Wt. of metallic chloride = 4g

Wt. of metal = 1.89g

∴ Wt. of chloride = 4 - 1.89 = 2.11g

Metal x chloride Cl