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Page 12
We should have given a definite meaning to the terms produced ' and '
disappeared ' , as regards the change of magnesium to magnesia at any rate ;
and we should , to some extent at least , understand what is meant by saying the
magnesia ...
We should have given a definite meaning to the terms produced ' and '
disappeared ' , as regards the change of magnesium to magnesia at any rate ;
and we should , to some extent at least , understand what is meant by saying the
magnesia ...
Page 14
The terms disappeared , and was produced , do not then mean were destroyed ,
and were created ; they rather mean , ceased to exist under the conditions of
experiment as a distinct kind of matter , and , was the product of the chemical ...
The terms disappeared , and was produced , do not then mean were destroyed ,
and were created ; they rather mean , ceased to exist under the conditions of
experiment as a distinct kind of matter , and , was the product of the chemical ...
Page 36
We have also learned something of the meaning of the term chemical properties
of this or that kind of matter , as contrasted with the term physical properties of the
same kind of matter . Sulphur , for instance , is a yellow , brittle , solid , twice as ...
We have also learned something of the meaning of the term chemical properties
of this or that kind of matter , as contrasted with the term physical properties of the
same kind of matter . Sulphur , for instance , is a yellow , brittle , solid , twice as ...
Page 39
Each element is a definite kind of matter characterised by its own properties
which can be accurately stated frequently in terms having a quantitative
signification . By bringing these elements into contact with each other under
various ...
Each element is a definite kind of matter characterised by its own properties
which can be accurately stated frequently in terms having a quantitative
signification . By bringing these elements into contact with each other under
various ...
Page 51
These results may be stated in more general terms thus :The masses of
phosphorus , oxygen , sulphur , and chlorine , which severally combine with a
constant mass of hydrogen are also the masses of those elements which
combine with each ...
These results may be stated in more general terms thus :The masses of
phosphorus , oxygen , sulphur , and chlorine , which severally combine with a
constant mass of hydrogen are also the masses of those elements which
combine with each ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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