The weight percentage of carbon dioxide and carbon disulphide are respectively `27.27% and 15.79%`. What is the composition of oxide of sulphur, if the weight percentage of oxygen is 50?

Explanation

Weight of O that combines with 1g of `C=(72.73)/(27.27)=2.67g`
Weight of S that combines with g of `C=(84.21)/(15.79)=5.33g`
Ratio of weights of S and O that can combine with same weight of carbon is 5.33 : 2.67 =2:1
The simple multiple ratio of this 1:1 (denoting 50% weight of each constituent)
The oxide is sulphur dioxide, `SO_(2)`