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IV. Fundamental Laws of Chemistry Flashcards

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What is the first fundamental law of chemistry?

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Who made the Law of Conservation of Mass?

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Antoine Lavoisier

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What is the second fundamental law of chemistry?

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Law of Definite Proportions/Composition

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The Law of Conservation of Mass

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Mass of material before reaction = Mass of material after reaction

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Who made the Law of Definite Proportions/Composition?

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Joseph Proust

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The Law of Definite Proportions/Composition

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Any sample of a given compound will always be composed of the same elements in the same proportion by mass

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What is the third fundamental law of chemistry?

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Law of Multiple Proportions

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Who made the Law of Multiple Proportions?

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John Dalton

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The Law of Multiple Proportions

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If two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element are in ratios of small whole numbers

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