Phosphorus and chlorine form two compounds.The first compound contains 22.54% by mass of phosphorus and 77.46% by mass of chlorine. In the second compound the percentages are 14.88 for phosphorus and 85.12 for chlorine. Show that these data are consistent with the law of multiple proportions.
Ques: Phosphorus and chlorine form two compounds The first compound contains 22.54% by mass of phosphorus and 77.46% by mass of chlorine. In the second compound the percentages are 14.88 for phosphorus and 85.12 for chlorine. Show that these data are consistent with the law of multiple proportions.
Ans: In the first compound,
Percentage of phosphorus = 22.54
Percentage of chlorine = 77.46
Thus, 22.54 g of phosphorus combines with 77.46 g chlorine.
In the second compound,
Percentage of phosphorus = 14.88
Percentage of chlorine = 85.12
Thus, 14.88 g of phosphorus combine with 85.12 g of chlorine.
Let us fix the mass of phosphorus as 1 g and find the different masses of chlorine which combine with 1 g of phosphorus in two compounds.
In the first compound,
Mass of chlorine which combines with 22.54 g of phosphorus = 77.46 g
The mass of chlorine which combines with 1 g of phosphorus = 77.46 / 22.54 = 3.44 g
In the second compound,
Mass of chlorine which combines with 14.88 g of phosphorus = 85.12 g
Mass of chlorine which combines with 1 g of phosphorus = 85.12 / 14.88 = 5.72
The ratio of the masses of chlorine which combines with the fixed mass of phosphorus (1 g) in the two compounds is
3.44 : 5.72
1: 1.66 or 3:5 (approximately)
This is a simple whole number ratio. Therefore, the data is in agreement with the law of multiple proportions.
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