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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

an element forms 2 oxides, 2.900g and 2.25g respectively. of these oxides each was found to contain 1.12l of o2 gas at stp prove law of multiple proportion

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6 Years agoGrade 10
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6 Years ago
1.12 litres of O2 at STP will have 1.6 gram. So, the 1st oxide will have 1.3 gram of element and the 2nd oxide will have 0.65 gram of element for the same amount of O2. For same amount of O2 different amount of element is there. Hence, law of multiple proportion is established.