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Phosphorus and chlorine form two compounds. The first compound contains 22.54% by mass of phosphorus and 77.46% by mass of chlorine. In the second compound the percentages are 14.88 for phosphorus and 85.12 for chlorine. Show that these data are consistent with the law of multiple proportions.

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To show that the data provided is consistent with the law of multiple proportions, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the mass of phosphorus and chlorine in each compound. For the **first compound**: - Percentage of phosphorus = 22.54% - Percentage of chlorine = 77.46% ...
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