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Which has the high percent composition of chlorine, CCl4 or CHCl3?

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Answer: Chloroform (CHCL3) has a lower percentage of Chlorine than CCL4 as:

Explanation:
Percentage of Chlorine in CCL4 is 93% whereas percentage of Chlorine in CHCL3 is 35%

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%Chlorine= Mass of organic compound

Mass of chlorine × 100 Chloral ( CCl 3CHO ) = 147.5106.5×100=72.20% Pyrene( CCl 4 )= 154142×100=92.20% Highest

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