Using two chemical compounds as an example, describe the difference between law of definite proportions and the law of multiple proportions.

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Anika Weber

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14 July, 14:19

Using two chemical compounds as an example, describe the difference between law of definite proportions and the law of multiple proportions.

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Cullen Doyle · Answer 1

The Law of Definite Proportions (or Proust's Law) states that in a single chemical compound (such as H2O or CO) the ratio of it's component elements is a fixed whole number ratio.

The Law of multiple proportions applies when two or more elements/compounds have multiple ways of combining into different compounds.