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Cavendish found that water was composed of two hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom, Explain how this supports the law of definite proportions.
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The law of definite proportions, also known as Proust's Law, states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass. Show more…
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Which is an example of the law of multiple proportions? Explain. a. Two different samples of water are found to have the same ratio of hydrogen to oxygen. b. When hydrogen and oxygen react, the mass of water formed is exactly equal to the mass of hydrogen and oxygen that reacted. c. The mass ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in water is $8: 1$. The mass ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in hydrogen peroxide (a compound that only contains hydrogen and oxygen) is $16: 1$.
When hydrogen is burned in oxygen to form water, the composition of water formed does not depend on the amount of oxygen reacted. Interpret this in terms of the law of definite proportion.
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