Hydrogen combines with oxygen and forms two compounds. In the first compound, hydrogen content is 5.93% while in the other compound it is 11.2%. Verify whether the data agrees with law of multiple proportions.

Explanation

In the first compound,
Hydrogen content =5.93%
Oxygen content will be =100-5.93=94.07
1 part of hydrogen combines with oxygen `=(94.07)/(5.93) =15.86"parts"`
In other compound,
Hydrogen content =11.2%
Oxygen content will be =100-11.2 =88.8
1 part of hydrogen combines with oxygen `=(88.8)/(11.2)=7.93"parts"`
Ratio of oxygen that combines with hydrgeon is 15.86 : 7.93
It is a simple ratio, which is in agreement with Law of multiple proportion, which says
When two elements combine to form two or more compounds, then the different mass of one element, which combine with a fixed mass of other bear a simple whole number ratio one another.