Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... drop of water another drop ; but the masses of the stones and the drops are so small that the attraction is too slight to be noticed . That the force of gravity keeps the planets in their orbits , and regulates the movements of the ...
... drop of water another drop ; but the masses of the stones and the drops are so small that the attraction is too slight to be noticed . That the force of gravity keeps the planets in their orbits , and regulates the movements of the ...
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... drop in a small crystal of the sulphate , which will immediately produce the desired effect . As soon as the liquid has changed to solid , feel the outside of the flask with your hand . It is sensibly warm , showing that during the ...
... drop in a small crystal of the sulphate , which will immediately produce the desired effect . As soon as the liquid has changed to solid , feel the outside of the flask with your hand . It is sensibly warm , showing that during the ...
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... drop or two of sulphuric acid has been added , and over each of the plates a test tube filled with the same acidulated water is inverted . The two ends of the wires are now connected with the poles of the battery . In an instant bubbles ...
... drop or two of sulphuric acid has been added , and over each of the plates a test tube filled with the same acidulated water is inverted . The two ends of the wires are now connected with the poles of the battery . In an instant bubbles ...
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... drops of strong ammonia ( spirits of hartshorn ) , and into the other a few drops of hydrochloric acid ( spirits of salt ) . Each will give out a gas , and when the mouths of the tumblers are held together these gases will combine , and ...
... drops of strong ammonia ( spirits of hartshorn ) , and into the other a few drops of hydrochloric acid ( spirits of salt ) . Each will give out a gas , and when the mouths of the tumblers are held together these gases will combine , and ...
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... drops of water , so small and light as to float in the air . Clouds also consist of this partly - condensed vapour . As the condensation increases , the drops become so large and heavy , that they descend as rain . A thermometer ...
... drops of water , so small and light as to float in the air . Clouds also consist of this partly - condensed vapour . As the condensation increases , the drops become so large and heavy , that they descend as rain . A thermometer ...
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Page 19 - ... the accuracy of every chemical process, and ascertain the true composition of bodies by proving the weight of the compound to be equal to the weight of the substances which produce it. 32. Use of the Balance,-— The balance is to the chemist what the compass is to the mariner, and before its introduction as a means of verifying experiments, the whole science of Chemistry was a collection of disconnected and separate facts and theories. Until within a comparatively recent period it was supposed...