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

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The following data are obtained when carbon and dioxygen react together to form different compounds : \ Which law of chemical combination is obeyed by the above experimental data?\

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(b) : Here, carbon and oxygen combines to form two compounds, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The masses of oxygen (i.e., 16 g and 32 g ) which combine with a fixed mass of carbon ( 12 g ) bear a simple ratio, i.e., $16: 32$ or $1: 2$ which obeys the law of multiple proportions.\