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Carbon forms two oxides in which percentage of carbon is 42.9% and 27.3% respectively.
Above data illustrates:

A
Law of mass conservation.
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Law of constant proportion
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Law of reciprocal proportion
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D
Law of multiple proportion
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Solution

The correct option is D Law of multiple proportion
In compound 1.
There are 57.1g of O and 42.9g of C.
The mass of O per gram C is 57.142.9=1.33g O per gram of C(i)
In compound 2,
There are 72.7g of O and 27.3g of C.
The mass of O per gram of C=2.661.33=2g O per gram of C(ii)
21=21
i.e. The masses of oxygen that combine with carbon are in a 2:1 ratio.
The data illustrates the law of multiple proportion.

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