4.3 Law of Multiple Proportions
In the compound nickel(II) sulfide, there is always 58.7 g of nickel for every 32.1 g of sulfur. What is the simplified ratio of nickel to sulfur?
1.83 to 1
In carbon dioxide, there is always 2.66 g of oxygen for every 1 g of carbon. How many grams of oxygen are in a 25.62 gram sample of carbon dioxide?
18.62 g
The mass ratio of H to O in water (H2O) is 1:8. What is the mass ratio of H to O in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)?
1:16
In glucose (C6H12O6), the simplified ratio of C atoms to H atoms is...
1:2
How many grams of carbon would be present in carbon monoxide that contains 2.66 grams of oxygen?
2 g
Serotonin (C10H12N2O) is a neurotransmitter. The ratio of C atoms to N atoms is _____
5:1
What is the health danger of breathing carbon monoxide?
It blocks oxygen from binding to hemoglobin.
When combined, iodine and tin were found to produce two different molecules. Both contained the same mass of tin, but one had twice as much iodine. The molecular formula for one of the molecules is SnI2 , what is the formula for the other molecule?
SnI or SnI4
The law of multiple proportions states that whenever the same two elements form more than one compound, the different masses of one element combine with the same mass of the other element in the ratio of small whole numbers.
TRUE
Whenever the same two elements form more than one compound, the different masses of one element that combine with the same mass of the other element are in the ratio of small whole numbers.
TRUE
In carbon monoxide, there is always 1.33 g of oxygen for every 1 g of carbon. How many grams of carbon are in a 16.03 g sample of carbon monoxide? _________g carbon. (Round to two decimal points)
6.88
In carbon dioxide, how many grams of oxygen would there be if there are 24 grams of carbon?
64 g
What is the law of multiple proportions?
Whenever the same two elements form more than one compound, the different masses of one element that combine with the same mass of the other element are in the ratio of small whole numbers.
