Question
Chemistry Question on Laws of Chemical Combinations
The statements for laws of chemical combinations are given below. Mark the option which is not correctly matched.
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed: Law of conservation of mass
A compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by weight: Law of definite proportions
When gases combine they do so in a simple ratio by weight: Gay Lussac s Law
Equal volumes of gases at same temperature and pressure contain same number of molecules: Avogadro?? Law
When gases combine they do so in a simple ratio by weight: Gay Lussac s Law
Solution
Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. The total mass, that is, the sum of the mass of the reacting mixture and the products formed remains constant. Law of Definite Proportions states that the proportion of elements by weight in a given compound will always remain exactly the same. Gay Lussac's Law of Gaseous Volume states that in a gaseous system, when the reactants combine together they always do so in volumes which bear a simple ratio to one another and to the volume of the products, under similar conditions of temperature and pressure. Avogadro's Law states that under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, the equal volume of all the gases contains an equal number of molecules. Thus statement C is for Law of definite proportion