1.5.3 - Law of Multiple Proportions
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What does the Law of Multiple Proportions state?
💡 Hint: Think about the examples of compounds formed by the same two elements.
What ratio of hydrogen to oxygen exists in water?
💡 Hint: How much oxygen do you need to form water?
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What does the Law of Multiple Proportions explain?
💡 Hint: Focus on the concept of combining elements.
True or False: The Law of Multiple Proportions applies only to two elements combining to form one compound.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of the law.
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Using the Law of Multiple Proportions, calculate the ratios of mass for a compound where 4 grams of element X combine with 12 grams of element Y to form compound A, and 4 grams of element X combine with 24 grams of element Y to form compound B. Simplify both ratios.
💡 Hint: Look for how the same mass of X compares in different compounds to Y.
How does the Law of Multiple Proportions apply in determining the empirical formula of a compound formed by elements A and B when 2g of A combines with 8g of B in one compound and in another compound, 2g of A combines with 16g of B?
💡 Hint: Think about how mass ratios provide the empirical formula!
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