LAWS OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
There are two laws of chemical composition
- Law of conservation of mass
- Law of constant proportions
Law of conservation of mass
Law of conservation of mass state that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Example:- 2grams of hydrogen react with 16grams of oxygen to produce 18grams of water. The total mass in the reactant and total mass in the product is same.
Law of constant proportions
Law of constant proportions state that in a chemical substance the elements are always present in a definite proportion by mass.
Example:- in water the ratio of mass of hydrogen to the mass of oxygen is always 1:8. That means 1grams of hydrogen need 8grams of oxygen to react together and form 9gm of water.