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A sample of bleaching powder is treated with excess dilute acid and excess KI. The iodine liberated needs of (). Taking , calculate the percentage of available chlorine by mass (as ) in the sample. Give the answer to the nearest integer.

Numerical answer type, answer in %, tolerance 0.5.

Answer: 35 %

, so 1 mol gives 1 mol , which consumes 2 mol thiosulphate. Thiosulphate mmol, so mmol, mass mg. Percentage , i.e. about 35.
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