Question

carbon dioxide is collected from different sources contains carbon and oxygen in the same proportion. which law of chemical combination governs this? state the law

Answer 1

law of conservation of mass

Answer 2

Answer:

The Law of Constant Proportion/Law of Definite Proportion governs this.

Explanation:

According to this law: "A chemical compound always contains the same elements combined together in the same proportion by mass."

Carbon dioxide obtained from different sources contains carbon and oxygen in the fixed ratio of 3:8. Similarly, water also contains hydrogen and oxygen in the fixed ratio of 1:8 ( both by mass).