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12g carbon combines with 64g sulphur to form CS2. 12g carbon also combines with 32g oxygen to form CO2. 10g sulphur combines with 10g oxygen to form SO2 These data illustrate the
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Solution:
Weight of sulphur combining with 12g of carbon =64g
Weight of oxygen combining with 12g of carbon =32g
Weight ratio of sulphur and oxygen =S:O=2:1
10g of sulphur combines with 10g of oxygen to form SO2.
∴ Weight ratio of S and O in SO2,S:O=1:1
Hence, it illustrates law of reciprocal proportions.