Foundations of Chemistry
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Foundations of Chemistry
Law of Conservation of Mass
The principle that the total mass of the substances in a closed system is unchanged by any chemical reaction.
Foundations of ChemistryLaw of Definite Proportions
The principle that a given chemical compound always contains its constituent elements in the same fixed mass ratio.
Foundations of ChemistryLaw of Multiple Proportions
The principle that when two elements form more than one compound, the masses of one element combining with a fixed mass of the other are in…