Question

If ammonia were formed from Daltons simplest formula of one atom of each element what would he have concluded about the relative masses of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms?

Answer 1

He would hv concluded that the ratio of the masses of nitrogen to sulphur is in the ratio 1 :3

Answer 2

An atom of ammonia, is composed of 1 atom of Nitrogen and 1 of hydrogen with a mass of 6

Step-by-step explanation:

In his book " A New System of Chemical Philosophy" 1808 a compound of Amonia, the relative mass of Nitrogen to Hydrogen is thought to be 1 to 5