Question

Which of the following is not in accordance with Dalton’s atomic theory?

• A. Matter is made up of extremely small indivisible particles called atoms.
• B. Atoms can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction.
• C. Atoms of different elements may combine with each other in a fixed, simple, whole number ratio to form compounds.
• D. Equal volume of all gases under similar conditions of temperature and pressure contain different number of molecules.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Equal volume of all gases under similar conditions of temperature and pressure contain different number of molecules.

Option (a), (b) and (c) are the postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory whereas option (d) is a wrong statement.