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... mercury , such as we fre- quently see , are all instances that cohesion has by no means entirely vanished in the case of liquids . All liquids are not equally endued with fluidity , and in many bodies an increase of heat will produce a ...
... mercury , such as we fre- quently see , are all instances that cohesion has by no means entirely vanished in the case of liquids . All liquids are not equally endued with fluidity , and in many bodies an increase of heat will produce a ...
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... mercury will become com- pressed about o'000005 of its original volume , water o'00005 , and ether o'000133 . It is hardly necessary to state that when the pressure is removed the liquid recovers its original volume . 71. Equality of ...
... mercury will become com- pressed about o'000005 of its original volume , water o'00005 , and ether o'000133 . It is hardly necessary to state that when the pressure is removed the liquid recovers its original volume . 71. Equality of ...
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... mercury , which is 136 times heavier bulk for bulk than water , the pressures which we have calculated for water will have to be increased in this proportion . Or if the liquid be alcohol , which is bulk for bulk only o'8 times as heavy ...
... mercury , which is 136 times heavier bulk for bulk than water , the pressures which we have calculated for water will have to be increased in this proportion . Or if the liquid be alcohol , which is bulk for bulk only o'8 times as heavy ...
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... 1917 Melting ice 0918 Beech 0.852 Yellow pine 0'657 Cork 0'240 Mercury 13'598 Sulphuric acid 1.841 Hydrochloric acid 1'240 Nitric acid 1'217 Sea water Absolute alcohol . Ether 1026 0.803 0723 82. 80 CHAP , II . ELEMENTARY PHYSICS .
... 1917 Melting ice 0918 Beech 0.852 Yellow pine 0'657 Cork 0'240 Mercury 13'598 Sulphuric acid 1.841 Hydrochloric acid 1'240 Nitric acid 1'217 Sea water Absolute alcohol . Ether 1026 0.803 0723 82. 80 CHAP , II . ELEMENTARY PHYSICS .
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... mercury , the level of the mercury in the tube , instead of being above that of the general surface , will be below it , as in Fig . 30 , while the surface will be convex , and not concave . The narrower the bore of the tube the more ...
... mercury , the level of the mercury in the tube , instead of being above that of the general surface , will be below it , as in Fig . 30 , while the surface will be convex , and not concave . The narrower the bore of the tube the more ...
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