JEE PYQ: Atomic Structure Question 25
Question 25 - 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)
Amongst the following statements, that which was not proposed by Dalton was:
(1). (Chemical reactions involve reorganization of atoms.)
(2). (All atoms of a given element have identical properties including identical mass.)
(3). (When gases combine they do so in a simple ratio by volume at same T & P.)
(4). (Matter consists of indivisible atoms.)
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Answer: (3)
Solution
Statement (3) is Gay-Lussac’s law of gaseous volumes, not Dalton’s postulate.