7. Two oxides of iron on analysis gave the following results : (i) 0.72 g of ferrous oxide contained 0.56 g of iron. (ii) 1.60 g of ferric oxide contained 1.12 g of iron. Prove that the above data illustrates the law of multiple proportions. State and explain the law of multiple proportions, 1.5 g of each of the two oxides of an element on reduction with hydrogen produced 1.331 g and 1.106 g of the element respectively. Show that the results are in agreement with the law of multiple proportions. . (a) State the law of multiple proportions and derive it from Dalton’s atomic theory. (o) If a certain oxide of nitrogen weighing 11 g yields 5.6 litres of nitrogen and another oxide of nitrogen weighing 15 g yields the same volume of oxygen (all measurements are made at N.T.P.), then show that this data illustrates the law of multiple proportions. [Hints. 22.4 litre of any gas at N.T.P. weighs equal to its molecular mass in grams.]