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Different samples of water were found to contain hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 1 : 8. This shows the law of:

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Multiple proportions

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Constant proportions

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Conservation of mass

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Reciprocal proportions

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Solution

The correct option is B
Constant proportions

Law of Constant proportion states that a chemical compound always contains same elements combined together in the same proportion by mass.

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