 Dalton, all substances combine in definite proportions or "equivalents" ; thus, 1 part by weight of hydrogen combines with 8 parts by weight of oxygen to form water.  Elementary Chemistry - Page 49by Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir, Charles Slater - 1887 - 368 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Barker North, Norman Bland - Science - 1920 - 396 pages
...= EW of Ag. Laws of chemical combination. CHEMISTRY FOR TEXTILE STUDENTS cases it is found that one part by weight of hydrogen combines with 8 parts by weight of oxygen to form 9 parts by weight of water. Similarly, copper oxide may be formed by passing oxygen over red-hot... | |
 | George Rantoul White - Science - 2015 - 400 pages
...solid left can be proved to be copper. Assuming that the proofs are conclusive ; and assuming that 1 part by weight of hydrogen combines with 8 parts by weight of oxygen to produce 9 parts by weight of water — the results of the last experiment shew that this is so,... | |
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