GK QUESTION#3470
Who proposed the 1811 molecular hypothesis that reconciled Dalton’s atomic account with Gay-Lussac’s results on gas-combining volumes?
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B. Amedeo Avogadro
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Amedeo Avogadro proposed in 1811 that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. Distinguishing molecules from individual atoms helped reconcile Gay-Lussac’s combining-volume results with an atomic account of matter.