If you are writing a ratio for the compound water (H2O) That means there are 2 Hydrogen (H) And one oxygen (O) That means the ratio is 2:1
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They do combine in whole number ratios, but these ratios need not be simple - particularly in some organic compounds.
Yes, it is.
The law of constant composition for compounds is a law in chemistry according to which any given compound always contains the same component elements in the same ratios, by mass. The ratios do not depend on where the compound comes from or the way in which it was produced.
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