The common salt was obtained from two different sources. In one sample, the percentage of chlorine was found to be 60.75 %. In the second sample, 3.888 g of chlorine were present in 6.4 g of the salt. Show that these data are in accordance to the law of constant proportion.

The common salt was obtained from two different sources. In one sample

1.	The common salt was obtained from two different sources. In one sample, the percentage of chlorine was found to be 60.75 %. In the second sample, 3.888 g of chlorine were present in 6.4 g of the salt. Show that these data are in accordance to the law of constant proportion.
Answer» Solution :The first SAMPLE of COMMON salt contains 60.75% CHLORINE. In the second sample, 6.4 g of salt contains chlorine= 3.888g `therefore` 100g of salt will contain chlorine `=(3.888 xx 100)/(6.4)` Hence, the PERCENTAGE of chlorine in second sample = 60.75 % Since, both the SAMPLES of common salt contain the same percentage of chlorine, the given data are in accordance to the law of constant proportion.