IMPORTANT LAWS Flashcards
1
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Law of Conservation of Mass (Lavoisier)
A
Mass is neither created nor destroyed
2
Q
Law of Definite Proportion (Proust)
A
A given compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass
3
Q
Law of Multiple Proportions (Dalton)
A
When two elements form a series of compounds, the ratios of the masses of the second element that combine with 1 gram of the first element can always be reduced to small whole numbers
4
Q
Avogadro’s Hypothesis (1811)
A
At the same temperature and pressure, equal volumes of different gases contain the same number of particles. SAME PTW
5
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Coulomb’s Law
A
That an electron in a given shell will require a certain energy to be separated from the atom.
