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The following data are obtained when dinitrogen and dioxygen react together to form different compounds:

Which law of chemical combination is obeyed by the above experimental data? Give its statement.
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Options:
  • A It obeys the law of multiple proportions which states that when two elements combine to form multiple compounds, the ratios of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element can be expressed in small, whole-number ratios.
  • B It obeys the law of multiple proportions which asserts that the mass of an element is directly proportional to its atomic number.
  • C It obeys the law of multiple proportions which claims that when two elements combine, the resulting compound will always have a mass greater than the sum of the masses of the individual elements.
  • D It obeys the law of multiple proportions which postulates that elements can combine in any proportion to form compounds, and the resulting masses are always in a continuous spectrum.
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The correct answer is: It obeys the law of multiple proportions which states that when two elements combine to form multiple compounds, the ratios of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element can be expressed in small, whole-number ratios.
Correct Option is : (A)
It obeys the law of multiple proportions which states that when two elements combine to form multiple compounds, the ratios of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element can be expressed in small, whole-number ratios.

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