JEE Main Chemistry question

The mass of nitrogen per gram hydrogen in the compound hydrazine is exactly one and half times that of ammonia. The fact illustrates the

(A)Law of conservation of mass
(B)Multiple valency of nitrogen
(C)Law of multiple proportionsCorrect
(D)Law of definite proportions

Answer: (C)

Solution

The masses of nitrogen that combine with a fixed mass of hydrogen in hydrazine and ammonia are in the simple whole-number ratio , which is precisely the condition

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Question ID VK-130584