Sulfur and oxygen form both sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide. when samples of these are decomposed, the sulfur dioxide produces 3.45 g oxygen and 3.46 g sulfur, while the sulfur trioxide produces 9.00 g oxygen and 6.00 g sulfur. calculate the mass of oxygen per gram of sulfur for sulfur dioxide. (it has been 2 years so i did this, i need : ( )

substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.

answer carbon and three oxygen atoms;