0.3 g of coal sample on Kjehldahl’s analysis gave ammonia to just neutralise 30 mL of 0.1 N H_{2}SO_{4}. Calculate the percentage of nitrogen in the coal sample.
Weight of coal sample = 0.3 g
Volume of H_{2}SO_{4} used = 30 mL
Normality of H_{2}SO_{4}= 0.1 N
Percentage of nitrogen = \frac{ volume of H_{2}SO_{4} used normality \times 1.4}{weight of coal sample taken}
=\frac{30 \times0.1\times 1.4}{ 0.3}=14% Percentage of nitrogen = 14%