Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form $H_{2} O$ in which 16g of oxygen combine with 2g of hydrogen. Hydrogen also combines with carbon to form $C H_{4}$ in which 2g of hydrogen combine with 6g of carbon. If carbon and oxygen combine together then they will do show in the ratio of

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12 : 24

6 : 16 or 12 : 32

6 : 18

1 : 2

answer is A.

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According to law of reciprocal proportions, taking weight of hydrogen in common in both $H_{2} O$ and $C H_{4}$ , the weight of oxygen and carbon is 16 and 6 grs respectively. So weight ratio of carbon and oxygen in the compound also should be 16:6 (or) 32:12. So compound should be $C O_{2}$ .

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