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7.95 gm oxide of copper on reaction with hydrogen shows a mass loss and the residue obtained weighs 6.35 gm. In another experiment, 19.05 gm of copper was dissolved in nitric acid and the copper nitrate produced was converted to oxide weighing 23.85 gm. This data illustrates:

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Law of multiple proportion
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Law of mass conservation
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Law of reciprocal proportion
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Law of constant proportion
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Solution

The correct option is D Law of constant proportion
The ratio of Masses of oxide of Cu to Cu,
In experiment A=7.956.35=1.25
In experiment B=23.8519.05=1.22
It shows the law of constant proportion.

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