Which of the Following Illustrates the Law of Multiple Proportions

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates the law of multiple proportions?

• A)The mass ratio of O to N in NO₂ is twice that in NO.
• B)NO₂ always contains one nitrogen atom and two oxygen atoms.
• C)The mass of NO₂ is a small whole-number multiple of the mass of NO.
• D)NO and NO₂ have similar chemical and physical properties.
• E)NO₂ and N₂O₄ are the same compound.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset; it measures the extent of variability within the data.

Skewed

A description of the asymmetry in the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable, where the tail of the distribution is longer on either the right (positively skewed) or the left (negatively skewed) side.

Sample Mean

The average value of a set of data points collected from a sample of a population.

Median

The middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest, effectively splitting the data set into two equal parts.