Answer to Question #106203 in General Chemistry for Joisy Joby

Question

Deduce the ratio of the mass of oxygen per gram of sulfur in the compound sulfur dioxide

Answer 1

Sulfur dioxide$-SO_2$

Mass of sulfur in the compound $=32 \ g$

Mass of oxygen in the compound $=2\times 16=32\ g$

So,mass of oxygen per gram of sulfur will be $\ \frac{32}{32}\times 1=1 \ g$

The ratio will be $1:1$ .