Chapter 4, Problem 107AE

Chlorisondamine chloride ${\text{(C}}_{\text{14}}{\text{H}}_{\text{20}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{6}}{\text{N}}_{\text{2}}\text{)}$ is a drug usedin the treatment of hypertension. A 1.28-g sample of amedication containing the drug was treated to destroythe organic material and to release all the chlorine aschloride ion. When the filtered solutioncontaining chlorideion was treated with an excess of silver nitrate,0.104 g silver chloride was recovered. Calculate themass percent of chlorisondamine chloride in the medication,assuming the drug is the only source of chloride.