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Answer: Fluorine reacts with hydrogen (H) and deuterium
Chapter 2, Problem 2.97(choose chapter or problem)
Fluorine reacts with hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) to form hydrogen fluoride (HF) and deuterium fluoride (DF), where deuterium (2 1H) is an isotope of hydrogen. Would a given amount of fluorine react with different masses of the two hydrogen isotopes? Does this violate the law of definite proportion? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Fluorine reacts with hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) to form hydrogen fluoride (HF) and deuterium fluoride (DF), where deuterium (2 1H) is an isotope of hydrogen. Would a given amount of fluorine react with different masses of the two hydrogen isotopes? Does this violate the law of definite proportion? Explain.
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Law of definite proportions:
It states that a chemical compound always contains its component element in fixed ratio (by mass) and does not depend on its source and method of preparation.