A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB₂, A₂B and A₂B3 and show that law of multiple proportions is applicable.

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A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB₂, A₂B and A₂B3 and show that law of multiple proportions is applicable.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

The law of multiple proportions states that if two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element, are in the ratio of small whole numbers.

The given data is tabulated as follows:

Consider the first two examples AB and AB₂ where the mass of A is fixed and the mass of B is not. The ratio of masses of B with the fixed mass of A is 5:10 or 1:2 which is a simple whole number ratio. Here the law of multiple proportions is applicable.

In the second two examples, A₂B and A₂B₃, the ratio of masses of B with the fixed mass of A is 5:15 or 1:3, which is also a simple whole number ratio.

A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB2, A2B and A2B3 and show that law of multiple proportions is applicable.

A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB₂, A₂B and A₂B3 and show that law of multiple proportions is applicable.