law of definite proportions

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Proust's_law
gptkbp:appliesTo chemical compounds
gptkbp:contrastsWith law of variable proportions
gptkbp:example water (H2O) always contains hydrogen and oxygen in a mass ratio of 1:8
gptkbp:field chemistry
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Joseph_Proust
1797
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label law of definite proportions
gptkbp:influenced development of atomic theory
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:law_of_multiple_proportions
gptkb:Dalton's_atomic_theory
gptkbp:state A chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeremias_Benjamin_Richter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7