MHT CET2019Morning ShiftChemistrySome Basic Concepts of ChemistryActual
The combining ratios of hydrogen and oxygen in water and hydrogen peroxide are 1: 8 and 1: 16. Which law is illustrated in this example?
Options
- ALaw of definite proportions
- BLaw of conservation of mass
- CGay Lussac’s law of combining volumes of gases
- DLaw of multiple proportions
Correct answer
D. Law of multiple proportions
Step-by-step solution
The combining ratios of hydrogen and oxygen in water and hydrogen peroxide are 1: 8 and 1: 16. It is an example of law of multiple proportions. According to this law, if two elements combine together to form several compounds then weight of one of these elements, which combines with a fixed weight of the other, are in ratio of simple whole numbers.