Ring Zero is Unique/Proof 1
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Theorem
Let $\struct {R, +, \circ}$ be a ring.
Then the ring zero of $R$ is unique.
Proof
The ring zero is, by definition of a ring, the identity element of the additive group $\struct {R, +}$.
The result then follows from Identity of Group is Unique.
$\blacksquare$