Answer:
The law of reciprocal proportions states that if two elements react individually with a given weight of a third element, the ratio of the masses with which they combine with the third element are either the same or a simple multiple of the ratio of the masses with which they combine with each other
The compounds formed includes;
1) Nitric oxide, NO
Nitrogen = 46.66% × 30.01 = 14
Oxygen = 53.34% × 30.01 = 16
2) Water, H₂O
Hydrogen = 11.21% × 18.01528 = 2
Oxygen = 88.79% × 18.01528 ≈ 16
3) Ammonia, NH₃
Hydrogen = 17.78% × 17.031 ≈ 3
Nitrogen = 82.22% × 17.031 ≈ 14
The ratio of nitrogen to oxygen in nitric oxide = 14:16 = 7:8
The ratio of nitrogen to hydrogen in ammonia = 14:3
The ratio in which hydrogen and oxygen combine with nitrogen = 3/16
The ratio of hydrogen and oxygen combine with each other in water = 2/16
Therefore, the ratio with which hydrogen and oxygen combine with nitrogen, is (2/3) times the ratio with which they combine with each other, which verifies the law of reciprocal proportions
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