Why is it more difficult to test for the presence of chlorine in organic compounds than in inorganic compounds
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I'm not sure what methods you're referring to in which detecting Cl in organic molecules is harder, but it's not particularly difficult. Any decent elemental analysis will tell you if chlorine is present. The presence of chlorine is also very easy to spot in mass spectrometry because of its characteristic isotopic distribution. This would work for both organic and inorganic chlorine. Chlorine NMR is also a viable option if you've got the right probe.
There are some very simple tests for the chloride ion, which you may be referring to when you say inorganic (precipitation of silver chloride comes to mind).
Chlorine is not a major component of organic compounds. Chlorine is a deadly chemical. Thus, only traces exist in life-forms. Organic = alive.
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