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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?

  1. A Law of definite proportions
  2. B Law of conservation of mass
  3. C Gay Lussac’s law of combining volumes of gases
  4. D Law of multiple proportions
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(D) Law of multiple proportions

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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.