Yes, after the Law of definite proportions; but now it is clear that this law is not applicable to all known chemical compounds.
The Law of Definite Proportions states that chemical compounds always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass. It does not specifically address what happens to excess reactants in a chemical reaction.
In chemistry, the law of definite proportions, sometimes called Proust's Law, states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass. An equivalent statement is the law of constant composition, which states that all samples of a given chemical compound have the same elemental composition by mass. For example, oxygen makes up about 8/9 of the mass of any sample of pure water, while hydrogen makes up the remaining 1/9 of the mass. Along with the law of multiple proportions, the law of definite proportions forms the basis of stoichiometry.
He combined elements such as iron and copper with oxygen, based off the reaction he found that oxygen's composition was always one of two.
Non stoichiometric compounds do not match to law of definite proportions.
For example the law of definite proportions.
The law you are referring to is the Law of Definite Proportions. This law states that a chemical compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by mass, regardless of the source of the compound.
The law of definite proportions was developed by Joseph Proust in 1806.
Dalton\'s principle of compounds supports the law of definite proportions.
In was in 1799 that Joseph Proust discovered the law of definite proportions, or Proust's Law. Proust was a French chemist.
Well definite is broad and multiple is more exact that's about what I can think of
Joseph Proust
The law of definite proportions states that a compound always contains the same elements in the same proportion by mass, regardless of the source of the compound. This means that for a given compound, the ratio of the masses of the elements is always constant.
The Law of Definite Proportions.
In chemistry, the law of definite proportions, sometimes called Proust's Law, states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass. An equivalent statement is the law of constant composition, which states that all samples of a given chemical compound have the same elemental composition by mass. For example, oxygen makes up about 8/9 of the mass of any sample of pure water, while hydrogen makes up the remaining 1/9 of the mass. Along with the law of multiple proportions, the law of definite proportions forms the basis of stoichiometry.
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Joseph Louis Proust eleborated the Law of definite proportions.