Chemistry
24 cc Marsh gas (CH4) was mixed with 106 cc oxygen and then exploded. On cooling, the volume of the mixture became 82 cc, of which, 58 cc was unchanged oxygen. Which law does this experiment support? Explain with calculations.
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