Question

Carbon and oxygen combine on two different ways to form carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. In carbon monoxide, 12g carbon combines with 32g oxygen. Which law of combinations is illustrated by this experiment?Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

The above experiment illustrates law of multiple proportions. 16 g and 32 g of oxygen respectively are required to combine with a fixed weight, i.e., 12 g of carbon to form carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The ratio of oxygen which combines with a fixed weight of carbon is 16 : 32 or 1 : 2, a simple whole number. This is law of multiple proportions