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Chap. 1. Elements and Compounds.

2. The Conditions necessary for Combination

Exercises In what way Combination

reaches its Limit.
3. Properties of Matter.
4. Laws of Combination.
5. Chemical Notation and Nomenclature.
6. On the Decomposition of Substances-Single

and Double Elective Affinity-Exercises.
7. Influence which Heat exercises over Affinity.
8. Influence which Cohesion and Elasticity

ercise over Affinity.
9. Practical Application of above Principles.
10. Influence of Mass in the Formation of Che-

mical Compounds.
11. Influence which Light exercises over Affinity.
12. Static and Dynamic Electricity.
13. The Inducing Action which some Substances

possess at the Moment of Chemical Change.
14. Isomeric Compounds,
15. Metallic Oxides.
16. Acid Substances.
17. Salts.

Chap. 18. Construction of Chemical Formula.
19. On the Mode of Expressing Chemical

Changes - Exercises.
20. The Method of determining the Amount of

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portions of the Elementary Atoms in a

Chemical Compound-Exercises. 22. Construction of Apparatus — Chemical

Operations-Apparatus and Chemicals

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28. Atoms and Molecules, and their Volumes

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29. Atomicity of Radicals.

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