Law Of Equivalent Proportions (Noun)
Meaning
(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The law of equivalent proportions was first proposed by Jeremias Richter in 1792 and later developed by John Dalton in his atomic theory.
- The law of equivalent proportions states that when two elements combine with a third element, the ratios of the masses of the two elements are the same as the ratio of their masses when they combine with each other.
- The law of equivalent proportions is a fundamental principle in chemistry that helps to establish the atomic weights of elements.
- The law of equivalent proportions was a major breakthrough in the development of modern chemistry, as it provided a way to determine the relative masses of elements.
- The law of equivalent proportions is still widely used today in chemistry to determine the composition of compounds and to predict the properties of elements.