A metal chloride contains … of chlorine by weight . … vapours of the metal chloride at STP weigh …. The molecular formula of the metal chloride is (Given: Atomic mass of chlorine is …)

Option A. The weight percent of chlorine in the compound is given as 55.0%. This implies that the weight percent of the metal is 45.0%.

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A metal chloride contains

55.0 \%

of chlorine by weight .

100 \mathrm{~mL}

vapours of the metal chloride at STP weigh

0.57 \mathrm{~g}

. The molecular formula of the metal chloride is (Given: Atomic mass of chlorine is

35.5 \mathrm{u}

)