An element X forms the following compounds with chlorine; XCl\(_4\), XCl\(_3\), XCl\(_2\). This illustrates the

  • A law of multiple proportions
  • B law of chemical proportions
  • C law of simple proportions
  • D law of conservation of mass
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The correct answer is A. law of multiple proportions

The law of multiple proportion states that when element A and B combine to form more than one chemical compound then the various masses of sample A react with a fixed mass of sample B are in a simple multiple ratio.

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