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But to see things as they are it is necessary to study the relations of things , because in nature nothing is wholly cut off from other things , but everything is either a cause or a consequence of many others , and is related in ...
But to see things as they are it is necessary to study the relations of things , because in nature nothing is wholly cut off from other things , but everything is either a cause or a consequence of many others , and is related in ...
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To say of a mixture , that it contains the bodies by mixing which it has been produced , is to use an expression which conveys a correct notion of the relations of the properties of the mixture to those of its constituents .
To say of a mixture , that it contains the bodies by mixing which it has been produced , is to use an expression which conveys a correct notion of the relations of the properties of the mixture to those of its constituents .
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But when we examine the relations of sulphur to other kinds of matter , we enter on the study of its chemical properties . We find that one of the chemical properties of sulphur is its power of combining with iron ; we find that when ...
But when we examine the relations of sulphur to other kinds of matter , we enter on the study of its chemical properties . We find that one of the chemical properties of sulphur is its power of combining with iron ; we find that when ...
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This law may be stated thus ; When one element combines with another in several proportions , these proportions bear a simple relation to one another . Or , better , thus ; When two elements combine to form more than one compound ...
This law may be stated thus ; When one element combines with another in several proportions , these proportions bear a simple relation to one another . Or , better , thus ; When two elements combine to form more than one compound ...
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... relation to the masses of these elements which severally combine with a constant mass of hydrogen . We have learned that 10 : 3 parts by weight of phosphorus . 1 part by weight of hydro- 8 » oxygen . gen combines with 16 sulphur .
... relation to the masses of these elements which severally combine with a constant mass of hydrogen . We have learned that 10 : 3 parts by weight of phosphorus . 1 part by weight of hydro- 8 » oxygen . gen combines with 16 sulphur .
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| Title | Elementary Chemistry |
| Authors | Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir, Charles Slater |
| Publisher | University Press, 1887 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 17 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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