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... contained in a companion- volume on Practical Chemistry . The two books are intended to be used together , the one being complemen- tary to the other ; their object is to teach the elements of chemical science . A real knowledge of ...
... contained in a companion- volume on Practical Chemistry . The two books are intended to be used together , the one being complemen- tary to the other ; their object is to teach the elements of chemical science . A real knowledge of ...
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... contained in a bell- shaped glass vessel ; bubbles of gas rose through the water and collected in the vessel ; this gas took fire when a lighted taper was brought into it . The water had been changed into ' the matter of fire ' . To ...
... contained in a bell- shaped glass vessel ; bubbles of gas rose through the water and collected in the vessel ; this gas took fire when a lighted taper was brought into it . The water had been changed into ' the matter of fire ' . To ...
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... contained in a bell - jar ; the bell - jar contained 50 cub . inches of air . The mercury was heated nearly to its boiling point by means of a furnace ; red specks appeared on the surface of the mercury and the volume of air in the bell ...
... contained in a bell - jar ; the bell - jar contained 50 cub . inches of air . The mercury was heated nearly to its boiling point by means of a furnace ; red specks appeared on the surface of the mercury and the volume of air in the bell ...
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... contained in the bell - jar . When the mercury was burnt 41 grains of it disappeared , and at the same time 3 grains of one of the constituents of air disappeared , and 45 grains of a new kind of matter were produced ; but these 45 ...
... contained in the bell - jar . When the mercury was burnt 41 grains of it disappeared , and at the same time 3 grains of one of the constituents of air disappeared , and 45 grains of a new kind of matter were produced ; but these 45 ...
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... contained in the air surrounding them ; copper combined with sulphur and oxygen obtained from the sulphuric acid ... containing mercury . A weighed quantity of a white solid called potassium chlorate is placed in the flask this solid is ...
... contained in the air surrounding them ; copper combined with sulphur and oxygen obtained from the sulphuric acid ... containing mercury . A weighed quantity of a white solid called potassium chlorate is placed in the flask this solid is ...
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acids to form affinity alcohol alkali allotropy ammonia ammonium antimony aqueous solution atom of carbon atom of hydrogen atom of oxygen atomic theory atomic weight basic oxides bismuth bromine Chap chemical change chemical properties chlorine chromium combining weight composed composition copper decomposed definite directly interacting elements and compounds energy expressed form salts gaseous molecules gases gasified grams H₂O H₂SO haloid compounds heat hydrides hydrochloric acid hydrogen and oxygen hydrogen chloride hydroxide interact with acids iodine iron kinds of matter liquid M₂O magnesium mass mercury metals mixture molecular and atomic molecular weight nitric acid nitrogen non-metallic obtained occur oxidised oxygen phosphorus physical potash potassium chloride produced quantity ratio reacting weight reactions represented rubidium selenion shew shewn sodium solid specific gravity structural formulae substances sulphate sulphide sulphuric acid tellurium temperature Thallium tube valency weight of hydrogen weight of oxygen zinc
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Page 73 - The fact that two volumes of hydrogen combine with one volume of oxygen to form...
Page 265 - ... the eighth element starting from a given one is a kind of repetition of the first, like the eighth note of an octave in music.
Page 196 - Now it is one great object of this work, to show the importance and advantage of ascertaining the relative weights of the ultimate particles, both of simple and compound bodies, the number of simple elementary particles which constitute one compound particle, and the number of less compound particles which enter into the formation of one more compound particle.
Page 11 - That there abides in nature a certain pure matter, which, being discovered and brought by art to perfection, converts to itself proportionally all imperfect bodies that it touches.
Page 182 - The total energy of any body or system of bodies is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any mutual action of such bodies, though it may be transformed into any one of the forms of which energy is susceptible.
Page 197 - When only one combination of two bodies can be obtained, it must be presumed to be a binary one, unless some cause appear to the contrary.
Page 175 - Waage formulate the law of mass thus chemical action is proportional to the active mass of each substance taking part in the change.
Page 192 - And it often makes a great difference with what things and in what position the same first-beginnings are held in union and what motions they mutually impart and receive...
Page 49 - Dalton, all substances combine in definite proportions or "equivalents" ; thus, 1 part by weight of hydrogen combines with 8 parts by weight of oxygen to form water.