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Hydrogen and oxygen combines in two different ways to form water and hydrogen peroxide. It is found that oxygen used up is in the ratio 8 : 16 when H2O  and H2O2  are formed using 2 g of hydrogen in each case. This observation confirms to the following law of chemical combination.

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a

Law of multiple proportion

b

Law of constant mass

c

Law of definite proportions

d

Law of conservation of mass

answer is C.

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In both  H2O  and H2O2  compounds, mass of hydrogen is fixed (2g).

But the mass ratio of oxygen is different. This is an example of “law of multiple proportions”.

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Hydrogen and oxygen combines in two different ways to form water and hydrogen peroxide. It is found that oxygen used up is in the ratio 8 : 16 when H2O  and H2O2  are formed using 2 g of hydrogen in each case. This observation confirms to the following law of chemical combination.