Question

Nitrogen reacts with oxygen to give N2O3 and N2O5, respectively. This data illustrates which law of stoichiometry? State the law.

a. Law of Conservation of Mass - Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
b. Law of Definite Proportions - A compound is always composed of the same elements in the same proportion by mass.
c. Law of Multiple Proportions - When two elements form more than one compound, the ratio of the masses of one element that combines with a fixed mass of the other element can be expressed in small whole numbers.
d. Law of Combining Volumes - When gases react, they do so in volumes that are in simple whole number ratios.

Answer 1

The Law of Multiple Proportions states that the ratios of the masses of the second element which combine with a fixed mass of the first element will always be ratios of small whole numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Law of Multiple Proportions states that if two elements form more than one compound between them, then the ratios of the masses of the second element which combine with a fixed mass of the first element will always be ratios of small whole numbers.

Nitrogen forms a very large number of oxides, five of which are N₂O, N₂O₂, N₂O₃, N₂O₄, and N₂O₅. The ratios of the masses of oxygen that combine with a fixed mass of nitrogen in these compounds are small whole numbers.