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ChemistryJEE Main 22 Jan 2026, Shift 1·Q24·Numerical·Easy–moderate

Purification & Characterisation · Carius method halogen estimation

Sodium fusion extract of an organic compound (Y) with CHClX3\ce{CHCl3} and chlorine water gives violet color to the CHClX3\ce{CHCl3} layer. 0.15g of (Y) gave 0.12 g of the silver halide precipitate in Carius method. Percentage of halogen in the compound (Y) is . (Nearest integer).

(Given : molar mass g mol−1^{-1} C : 12, H : 1, Cl : 35.5, Br : 80, I : 127)

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