Question 15 Marks
State the law of constant proportions. Give one example to illustrate this law.
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View full question & answer→Law of constant proportion given by PROUST states that "A chemical compound always consists of the same elements combined together in the same proportion by mass."
For example: If we decompose 100 gms of pure water by passing electricity through it, then 11gms of hydrogen and 89gms of oxygen are obtained. Now, if we repeat this experiment by taking pure water from different sources (like river, sea, well, etc.), the same masses of hydrogen and oxygen elements are obtained in each case. They are always combined together in the same constant proportion of 11 : 89 or 1 : 8 by mass. And this is the law of constant proportions.
For example: If we decompose 100 gms of pure water by passing electricity through it, then 11gms of hydrogen and 89gms of oxygen are obtained. Now, if we repeat this experiment by taking pure water from different sources (like river, sea, well, etc.), the same masses of hydrogen and oxygen elements are obtained in each case. They are always combined together in the same constant proportion of 11 : 89 or 1 : 8 by mass. And this is the law of constant proportions.