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JEE Main 28 July 2022, Shift 1, Chemistry Q90

Question 90 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 30 of 30, Section B.

On complete combustion of 0.492 g of an organic compound containing C, H and O, 0.7938 g of

\mathrm{CO_2}

and 0.4428 g of

\mathrm{H_2O}

was produced. The % composition of oxygen in the compound is __________.

Official answer

NTA final key (2022 Session 2).

Chapter: Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Topic: Stoichiometry
Idea tested: Empirical Formula from Combustion Data

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Asked 8× in all

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