The law of definite proportions is not applicable to nitrogen oxides because

  • A
    Nitrogen atomic weight is not constant
  • B
    Nitrogen molecular weight is variable
  • C
    Nitrogen equivalent weight is variable
  • D
    Oxygen atomic weight is variable

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