A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB2, A2B and A2B3 and show that the law of multiple proportions is applicable.
A box contains some identical red coloured balls, labelled as A, each weighing 2 grams. Another box contains identical blue coloured balls, labelled as B, each weighing 5 grams. Consider the combinations AB, AB2, A2B and A2B3 and show that the law of multiple proportions is applicable.
AB ab2 A,B A2B3
Mass of A (in g) 2 2 4 415
Mass of B (in g) 5 10 5

 

According to the law of multiple proportions,

Masses of B combines with a constant mass of A are 10g, 20g, 5g, 15g

Simple whole number reatio – 2 : 4 : 1 : 3