Question

Please answer this question..
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Metal chloride contains 71% chlorine. Then
calculate equivalent weight of that metal bromide
(at. wt. Br = 80)
(1) 14.5
(2) 85
(3) 94.5
(4) 100
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Answer is 94.5..
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Answer 1

Let there is 100gm of metal chloride.

Then cl will be 71 gm and metal 29gm.

Now the equilant weight of cl is 35.5

so the eqilant weight of metal will be 14.5 gm.

and equvilant weigh of Br is 80

therefore total equvilant weigh of MBr is 14.5+80=94.5gm