If two elements, X and Y, can combine to form two compounds, XY and X2Y, and the mass of X is fixed, what can be said about the ratio of masses of Y in the two compounds?

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It will be a simple whole number ratio.

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If two elements, X and Y, can combine to form two compounds, XY and X2Y, and the mass of X is fixed, what can be said about the ratio of masses of Y in the two compounds?

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