According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, the <em>Law of Definite Proportion is applied when a compound is always made up by a fixed fraction of its individual elements.</em> This is manifested by the balancing of the reaction.
The reaction for this problem is:
H₂ + Cl₂ → 2 HCl
1 mol of H₂ is needed for every 1 mole of Cl₂. Assuming these are ideal gases, the moles is equal to the volume. So, if equal volumes of the reactants are available, they will produce twice the given volumes of HCl.
Explanation:
2.04 % hydrogen
32.65% sulphur
65.31% is oxygen
atomic ratio
hydrogen =2.04÷1=2.04
sulphur =32.65÷32=1.02
oxygen =65.31÷16=4.08
simplest ratio
hydrogen = 2.04÷1.02=2
sulphur =1.02÷1.02=1
oxygen =4.08÷1.02=4
empirical formula is H2SO4
