State whether the following statement is true or false:
Atoms combine in the ratio of small whole numbers to form compounds.

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(A) The statement is $True$.
According to Dalton's Atomic Theory,atoms of different elements combine in small whole number ratios to form compounds. This is also known as the Law of Multiple Proportions or the Law of Definite Proportions.

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