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Law Of Multiple Proportions.
Law Of Multiple Proportions - as a noun
(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation
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"The law of multiple proportions states that when two elements combine to form more than one compound, the ratios of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element can be expressed in small whole numbers."
"According to the law of multiple proportions, if oxygen combines with carbon to form two compounds, the ratio of the masses of oxygen in the two compounds will be a small whole number ratio."
"The law of multiple proportions can be observed when nitrogen combines with oxygen to form both nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide."
"An example that illustrates the law of multiple proportions is the combination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water and hydrogen peroxide."
"Chemists use the law of multiple proportions to determine the atomic masses of elements and their ratios in compounds."
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