Missing question:
A. All carbon atoms are identical.
B. An oxygen atom combines with 1.5 hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule.
C. Two oxygen atoms combine with a carbon atom to form a carbon dioxide molecule.
D. The formation of a compound often involves the destruction of one or more atoms.
Answer is: B and D.
A is correct because Daltan stated: All atoms of a given element have the same mass and other properties that distinguish them from the atoms of other elements.
C is correct because atoms combine in simple, whole- number ratios to form compounds, B is incorrect because ratio is not simple, whole number.
D is incorrect because according to Dalton. atoms can't be created or destroyed.
