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Question
The same proportion of carbon and oxygen in the carbon dioxide obtained from different sources proves the law of ______.
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reciprocal proportion
definite proportion
multiple proportion
conservation of mass
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Solution
The same proportion of carbon and oxygen in the carbon dioxide obtained from different sources proves the law of definite proportion.
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