law of definite proportions

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Also Known As	law of constant composition • Proust’s law

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equivalent weight law of reciprocal proportions law of multiple proportions stoichiometry chemical compound chemical bonding chemical analysis coordination compound acid–base reaction reaction mechanism dye organometallic compound catalysis oxidation-reduction reaction ion-exchange reaction

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John Dalton

John Dalton

British scientist

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