law of multiple proportions

la·wof·mul·tipleproportions

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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

Synonyms

law of multiple proportions
Dalton's law

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noun
singular	law of multiple proportions
plural	law of multiple proportionses

Nearby words

law of independent assortment law of large numbers law of mass action Law of Moses law of motion law of nations law of nature law of parsimony law of partial pressures law of proximity

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