Law of constant proportion states that :
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a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass.
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mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
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when two elements combine with each other to form two or more than two compounds, the masses of one the element which combines with the fixed mass of the other, bears a simple whole number ratio.
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total mass of products is always equal to the total mass of reactants.
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Law of Constant Proportion states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass. This law is also known as Law of definite proportions. Joseph Louis Proust gave this law hence, this law is also known as Prousts Law.