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Which law of chemical combination states that when gases react together, they do so in volumes which bear a simple whole number ratio to one another and to the volume of the products, provided all volumes are measured under the same conditions of temperature and pressure?

A. Law of definite proportions
B. Law of multiple proportions
C. Gay Lussac law of combining volumes✓ Correct Answer
D. Avogadro law of molecular volumes

💡 Solution & Explanation

Gay Lussac law of combining volumes states that reacting gases combine in simple volumetric ratios under identical temperature and pressure conditions, providing strong early evidence for atomic and molecular theories. The law of definite proportions concerns mass ratios in chemical compounds, while Avogadro law relates gas volume directly to the number of moles. Joseph Louis Gay Lussac published these findings in 1808. Stoichiometry utilizes these laws to calculate reactant and product quantities in chemical reactions.

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