99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Which of the following law does this data illustrate: 12  g carbon combines with 64   g sulphur to form C S 2 . 12   g carbon also combines with 32 g oxygen to form C O 2 . 10   g sulphur combines with 10 g oxygen to form S O 2 .
Options
- ALaw of multiple proportions
- BLaw of definite proportions
- CLaw of reciprocal proportions
- DLaw of gaseous volumes.
Correct answer
C. Law of reciprocal proportions
Step-by-step solution
Ratio of the weights of S and O combining with fixed weight of C is 64 : 32 = 2 : 1 . Ratio of the weights of S and O c o m b i n i n g d i r e c t l y = 10 : 10 = 1 : 1 . The two ratios are simple multiple of each other. This proves law of reciprocal proportions.