Which scientist’s law about the ratios of masses of elements in a compound did john dalton’s work on the atomic structure to explain?
democritus
j. j. thomson
ernest rutherford
joseph proust

Answer is: Joseph Proust.

Proust's law or law of constant composition said that a given chemical compound always contains its component elements in fixed ratio and does not depend on method of preparation.

Law of multiple proportions or Dalton's Law said that the ratios of the masses of the second element which combine with a fixed mass of the first element will be ratios of small whole numbers.

For example, nitrogen(I) oxide N₂O; m(N) : m(O) = 2·14 : 16 = 7 : 4.

the answer is b. dilution

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