Which of the following best describes about law of reciprocal proportions ?

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If compound AB has a ratio of 1:2, and compound BC has a ratio of 4:3, then compound AC will have a ratio of 2:3 or a simple multiple ratio of this.

If compound AB exists in nature then compound AC should also exist in nature.

If compound AB has a ratio of 1:2 then compound BA will also have a ratio of 1:2.

If compound AB has ratio 1:2 then BC ratio also will be 1:2.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

According to “law of reciprocal proportions: when two different elements combine separately with a fixed mass of a third element, the ratio of these masses in which they do so are either the same as or simple multiple of the ratio of masses in which they combine with each other.

Let first and second elements be A and B and third element be C

Let A:B = 1:2

Let B:C = 4:3

Then A:C = 2:3

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