Question

Carbon and oxygen combine to form two oxides , carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which the ratio of the weight of carbon and oxygen is respectively 12:16 and 12:32. These figures illustrate the

Answer 1

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According Dalton's law of multiple proportion '' when two elements combines to form two or more compounds the ratio of masses of one element that combines with fixed masses of other are in simple whole number''. As in given case ratio carbon and oxygen in CO is 12:16 which will have simplest ratio 3:4 and for the other compound CO₂ ratio carbon and oxygen is 12:32 which will has simplest ratio 3:8. Hence, both the compounds are made up of same elements and have simple whole number ratio of carbon and oxygen respectively. Therefore,these figures illustrate the law of Dalton's law of multiple proportion.
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