law of multiple proportion

law of mul·ti·ple pro·por·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law uhv, ov muhl-tuh-puh l pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /lɔ ʌv, ɒv ˈmʌl tə pəl prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law uhv, ov muhl-tuh-puh l pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /lɔ ʌv, ɒv ˈmʌl tə pəl prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definition of law of multiple proportion words

noun law of multiple proportion the statement that where two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the ratio by weight of one element to a given weight of the second is usually a small whole number. 1

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