LAW OF RECIPROCAL PROPORTIONS
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Law Of Reciprocal Proportions.
Law Of Reciprocal Proportions - as a noun
(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
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law of equivalent proportionsExample Sentences
"The law of reciprocal proportions states that the ratio of the masses of two elements that combine to form a compound is always in whole numbers."
"In other words, the law of reciprocal proportions describes the relationship between the masses of elements in a compound."
"According to the law of reciprocal proportions, elements always combine in fixed ratios by mass."
"The law of reciprocal proportions was first formulated by French chemist Joseph Louis Proust."
"The law of reciprocal proportions is also known as Proust's law."
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