law of reciproper proportion explain
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The law of reciprocal proportions states that. If two different elements combine separately with a fixed mass of a third element, the ratio of the masses in which they do so are either the same as or a simple multiple of the ratio of the masses in which they combine with each other.
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If two different elements combine separately with the same weight of a third element, the ratio of the masses in which they do so are either the same or a simple multiple of the mass ratio in which they combine.
Law of Reciprocal Proportion Example
Consider 3 grams of C reacting with 1 g of H to form methane.
Also, 8 g of O reacting with 1 g of H to form water.
Here, the mass ratio of carbon and oxygen is 3:8.
Similarly, 12 g of C reacts with 32 g of O to form CO2.
The mass ratio of carbon and oxygen is 12:32 = 3:8
The mass ratio in which C and O combine with each other is the same as the mass ratio in which they separately combine with a fixed mass of H.