law of definite proportions

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Meaning

(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight

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But it was found later that Berthollet was not completely wrong because there exists a class of compounds that do not obey the law of definite proportions. Source: Internet

Non-stoichiometric compounds main Although very useful in the foundation of modern chemistry, the law of definite proportions is not universally true. Source: Internet

The law of definite proportions might seem obvious to the modern chemist, inherent in the very definition of a chemical compound. Source: Internet

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