Open Question
A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown in the table. Do you notice a pattern in these results? Next, the chemist decomposes several samples of hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and oxygen. The results are shown in the table. Do you notice a similarity between these results and those for carbon monoxide? Can you formulate a law from your observations? Can you formulate a hypothesis that might explain your law?


