Laws of Chemical Combination

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Laws of Chemical Combination: Overview

The topic describes the main five laws of chemical combination. It covers law of conservation of mass, definite proportions, multiple proportions, Gay Lussac's law of gaseous volumes and Avogadro's Law.

Important Questions on Laws of Chemical Combination

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The molecular weight of O 2 and S O 2  are 32 and 64 respectively. At 1 5 ο C and 150 mm of Hg pressure, one litre of O 2 contains ‘N’ molecules. The number of molecules in two litres of S O 2 under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will be :

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The law of definite proportions states that a given chemical compound always contains the same elements in the exact same proportion by mass.

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The individual elements that constitute a chemical compound are always present in a _____.

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What are the significance of the law of definite proportion?

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There are five laws of chemical combinations.

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A balanced chemical reaction follows law of conservation of _____

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Law of conservation of energy states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed.

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Law of conservation of mass is useful for a number of calculations and can be used to solve for unknown masses.

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What is the significance of law of conservation of mass?

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When 10 mL of propane (gas) is combusted completely, the volume of CO2(g) obtained in similar condition is:

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H2S contains 94.11% sulphur; SO2 contains 50% oxygen and H2O contains 11.11% hydrogen. Thus, 

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The volume of one mole of a gas is called _____ .

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Potassium chloride contains 52% of K, potassium iodide contains 23.6% of K and iodine monochloride contains 77.8% of I.  The given information illustrates which of the followin laws?

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Given 3g of carbon reacts with 1g of hydrogen to form CH4 and 8g of oxygen reacts with 1g of hydrogen to form H2O. Similarly, 12g of carbon reacts with 32g of oxygen to form carbon dioxide. In both cases the ration of carbon and oxygen is 3 : 8. Which of the following laws illustrate the given example?

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Which of the following compounds verify Law of Reciprocal Proportions?

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Two oxides of metal contain 36.4 and 53.4 percent of oxygen by mass respectively. If the formula of the first oxide is M2O, then that of the second oxide is 

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100 g of ethylene polymerizes to polythene according to the equation:
n CH2=CH2CH2-CH2n
The mass of polythene produced will be

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Two oxides of metal contain 36.4 and 53.4 percent of oxygen by mass respectively. If the formula of the first oxide is M2O, then that of the second is

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20.8 g of BaCl2 on reaction with 9.8 g of H2SO4 produces 7.3 g of HCl and some amount of BaSO4. The amount in grams of BaSO4 formed is

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A gaseous compound having carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was burnt in the presence of oxygen. After combustion, 1 volume of the gaseous compound produces 2 volumes of CO2 and 2 volumes of steam. Determine the molecular formula of the compound, if all the volumes were measured under the same conditions of pressure and temperature.