Question

why do we call law of reciprocal proportion as law of reciprocal
proportion?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

If two different elements combine separately with the same weight of a third element, the ratio of the masses in which they do so are either the same or a simple multiple of the mass ratio in which they combine." This is a simple multiple ratio

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The law of reciprocal proportions was proposed by Jeremias Ritcher in 1792. It states that, "If two different elements combine separately with the same weight of a third element, the ratio of the masses in which they do so are either the same or a simple multiple of the mass ratio in which they combine."