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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

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Which of the following statements illustrate the law of multiple proportions?
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Correct option: C
An element forms two oxides, XO\mathrm{XO} and XO2\mathrm{XO}_2 containing 50%50 \% and 60%60 \% oxygen respectively. The ratio of masses of oxygen which combines with 1 g1 \mathrm{~g} of element is 2:32: 3
Option C is correct because it directly demonstrates the law of multiple proportions by showing that the ratio of oxygen masses combining with a fixed mass of the element is a simple whole number ratio (2:3).

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