Question

Difference between law of constant proportion and law multiple proportion

Answer 1

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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.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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Law of multiple proportions, statement that when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers........