NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
How is the percentage of oxygen in an organic compound usually determined?
Options
- ABy directly measuring the oxygen content
- BBy subtracting the percentage of carbon from 100
- CBy heating the compound in a stream of nitrogen gas
- DBy passing the compound through iodine pentoxide
Correct answer
B. By subtracting the percentage of carbon from 100
Step-by-step solution
The percentage of oxygen in an organic compound is usually found by difference between the total percentage composition (100) and the sum of the percentages of all other elements.