Compounds are formed by chemically combining elements in a .................... proportion by weight.

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Compounds are made up of two or more elements combined in definite quantities and in definite proportions by chemical bonds. The law of definite proportions states that a given chemical compound always contains its component elements in fixed ratio by mass or weight and does not depend on its source and method of preparation.

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