74.5 g of a metallic chloride contain 35.5 g of chlorine. The equivalent weight of the metal is (Manipal 2010)

Given, Weight of metallic chloride = 74.5 g Weight of chloride = 35.5 g Mass of metallic ion = weight of metallic chloride – the weight of chloride = 74.5 35.5 39g The equivalent weight of metal is defined as the equivalent amount of metal that combines with 8 grams of oxygen or 35.5 grams of chlorine or 1.008 hydrogen Therefore, the equivalent weight of a given metal is 39 grams.