A likely ratio of the masses of oxygen in two different compounds of tin and oxygen, both of which contain the same mass of tin, is
A) 1.42 to 1.
B) 3.11 to 1.
C) 3.77 to 1.
D) 2 to 1.

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According to the law of multiple proportions, when two elements form more than one compound, the ratios of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other are simple whole numbers. In this case, the ratio of oxygen masses in two tin-oxygen compounds is likely to be a simple whole number, such as 2 to 1.

A Likely Ratio of the Masses of Oxygen in Two