3. State the law of constant proportion. Give example.
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The law of constant proportions states that chemical compounds are made up of elements that are present in a fixed ratio by mass. ... For example, in a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) molecule, the ratio of the number of nitrogen and oxygen atoms is 1:2 but the mass ratio is 14:32 (or 7:16).
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The law of constant proportion was given by Joseph Louis proust. It says that in a chemical substance (compound) elements are always present in definite proportion by mass. For example: In a compound such as water the ratio of mass of hydrogen to the mass of oxygen is always 1:8.
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