Question

Dieldrin, an insecticide, contains C, H, Cl and O. Combustion of 29.72 mg of Dieldrin gave 41.21 mg CO2 and 5.63 mg of H2O. In a separate analysis 25.31 mg of Dieldrin was converted into 57.13 mg AgCl. What is the empirical formula of Dieldrin ? I have got the solution but please explain how you are finding moles of chlorine?

Answer 1

Answer:

c12h8oc16..............

Answer 2

Answer:

` ᴄᴏᴍʙᴜꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ `29.72 ᴍɢ` ᴏꜰ ᴅɪᴇʟᴅʀɪɴɢᴀᴠᴇ. ᴅᴇɪʟᴅʀɪɴ, ᴀɴ ɪɴꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴄɪᴅᴇ, ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ`ᴄ,ʜ,ᴄʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏ. ` ᴄᴏᴍʙᴜꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ `29.72 ᴍɢ` ᴏꜰ ᴅɪᴇʟᴅʀɪɴ ɢᴀᴠᴇ `41.21 ᴍɢ ᴄᴏ_2 ᴀɴᴅ 5.63 ᴍɢ` ᴏꜰ `ʜ_2ᴏ` .