A certain mass of carbon reacts with 13.6 g of oxygen to form carbon monoxide. grams of oxygen would react with that same mass of carbon to form carbon dioxide, according to the law of multiple proportions?

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According to the law of multiple proportions, the ratio of the masses of oxygen that combine with a fixed mass of carbon to form different compounds is a simple whole number. Carbon monoxide (CO) has a 1:1 ratio of carbon to oxygen, while carbon dioxide (CO2) has a 1:2 ratio. Therefore, if 13.6 g of oxygen forms CO, then 27.2 g (13.6 g x 2) of oxygen would form CO2 with the same mass of carbon.

A Certain Mass of Carbon Reacts with 13