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The law of definite proportions helps explain why water will always
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A)

be used as a solvent to dissolve other compounds.

B)

consist of a particular proportion of hydrogen and oxygen.

C)

break down into gas when heated.

D)

be released or used up in a chemical reaction.

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The law of definite proportions states that a chemical compound always contains its component elements in fixed ratio by mass. This law helps explain why water will always:

**B) consist of a particular proportion of hydrogen and oxygen.**

Water, for example, is always composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom (H₂O), which reflects the fixed proportion mandated by the law of definite proportions.

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