Question

According to the law of multiple proportions, if 12 g of carbon combine with 16 g of oxygen to form co, the number of grams of carbon that combine with 16 g of oxygen in the formation of co2 is ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Carbon and oxygen combine together to give two compounds carbon dioxide (CO 2) and carbon monoxide (CO) Thus the ratio of different weights of oxygen (32 and 16) combining with a fixed weight of carbon (12) is 32 : 16 i.e. 2 :1, which is simple whole number ratio. Illustration 2:

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