Among the choices given, the correct answer is the first option. Substance X most likely is a crystal, and substance Y most likely is a liquid. Substance X having a fixed volume describes a crystal because crystals occupy a certain volume. Substance Y is a liquid because liquids can still be compressed further in order to attain a more packed <span>structure.</span>
Missing question: Z:X = 7:1 A:Z = 2.5:1 A:Z = 2.2:1 Y:X = 11:1.
Answer is:<span> Z:X = 7:1 and Y:X = 11:1.
Law of multiple proportions or Dalton's Law
said that the ratios of the masses of the second element which
combine with a fixed mass of the first element will be ratios of small whole
numbers.
In this example ratios are whole numbers, A:Z = 2.5 : 1
and A:Z = 2.2 : 1 are not whole number ratios.</span>
Answer:
in disodium phosphate = 4 oxygen atoms
in phosphoric acid = 1 oxygen atom
