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Question
Which postulate of Dalton's atomic theory is the result of law of conservation of mass given by Lavoisier ?
Solution
The postulate of Dalton's atomic theory, which is the result of the law of conservation of mass proposed by Lavoisier, states that, “Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed.”
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