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Gay-Lussac's work contributed to the foundation of which chemical law?

  • Boyle's Law

  • Avogadro's Law

  • Gay-Lussac's Law

  • Dalton's Law

Answer

Gay-Lussac's Law states that when gases react, they do so in simple whole-number ratios by volume. This law, discovered by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in the early 19th century, became a cornerstone of stoichiometry, enabling the accurate prediction of volume relationships in chemical reactions involving gases.
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