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How can the existence of atoms help to explain the law of define proportions .

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Atoms of same element can combine in more than one ratio to form two or more compounds. Atoms are the smallest unit of matter that can take part in a chemical reaction. The law of definite proportions states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass.

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