12 Questions
In science, the transformation of matter from one form to the other is the focus of the study in __________.
chemistry
The laws of chemical combination summarize the basic principles obeyed in the interaction of __________ and molecules.
atoms
The combination of different elements to form a compound is an example of the laws of chemical __________.
combination
The three basic laws of chemical combination are the Law of Conservation of __________, Law of Definite Proportions, and Law of Multiple __________.
Mass, Proportions
During the 18th century, the studies about heat and combustion started the first steps in formulating the laws of chemical __________.
combination
When metal was heated in air, the formation of 'calx', now called oxide, was observed, indicating chemical __________.
transformation
In a chemical reaction, the sum of the masses of both the products and the reactants are ______
equal
Antoine Lavoisier used an analytical balance with high accuracy, accurate to perhaps 1 part in ______
10,000
Mercury was heated in a sealed flask with air and left for several ______
days
The red substance produced in Lavoisier's experiment was an oxide of ______
mercury
Joseph Proust published the fundamental law of definite ______
proportions
Proust argued that there are fixed proportions of elements in a compound, regardless of impurities or experimental ______
errors
Explore the laws of chemical combination and the principles that govern the interactions of atoms and molecules in reactions. Learn about the method for counting the number of atoms of each element in a reaction based on definite mass ratios.
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