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... Mercury also , which is usually a liquid , can be frozen , and can be turned into a vapour . There are grounds for believing that every substance can take these three forms , and that the change from the solid state to the liquid state ...
... Mercury also , which is usually a liquid , can be frozen , and can be turned into a vapour . There are grounds for believing that every substance can take these three forms , and that the change from the solid state to the liquid state ...
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... Mercury 136 . Silver 10'5 . Lead 11.4 . Copper 8.9 . Iron 7.8 . Tin 7.3 . Marble 2.7 . Ivory 1.9 Thus platina is 215 times heavier than water , bulk for bulk ; gold is 194 times heavier ; and so on . Some of these results are liable to ...
... Mercury 136 . Silver 10'5 . Lead 11.4 . Copper 8.9 . Iron 7.8 . Tin 7.3 . Marble 2.7 . Ivory 1.9 Thus platina is 215 times heavier than water , bulk for bulk ; gold is 194 times heavier ; and so on . Some of these results are liable to ...
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... mercury . So also as oil is a little lighter than water , bulk for bulk , a body might sink in oil which would float on water . 406. The human body when the chest is expanded by drawing in air is rather lighter than an equal bulk of ...
... mercury . So also as oil is a little lighter than water , bulk for bulk , a body might sink in oil which would float on water . 406. The human body when the chest is expanded by drawing in air is rather lighter than an equal bulk of ...
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... mercury the mercury will go to the bottom , and the water to the top . If oil , water , and mercury be mixed together the mercury goes to the bottom , the water takes the middle position , and the oil goes to the top ; and the boundary ...
... mercury the mercury will go to the bottom , and the water to the top . If oil , water , and mercury be mixed together the mercury goes to the bottom , the water takes the middle position , and the oil goes to the top ; and the boundary ...
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... Mercury freezes at about 40 degrees below the zero of Fahrenheit's thermometer , and boils at about 650 degrees . Thus we see that one substance , as mercury , may remain in the liquid state at a temperature so low that another sub ...
... Mercury freezes at about 40 degrees below the zero of Fahrenheit's thermometer , and boils at about 650 degrees . Thus we see that one substance , as mercury , may remain in the liquid state at a temperature so low that another sub ...
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