Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... example of adhesion . Experiments . To prove that the force of cohesion exists in liquids , allow one pan of a pair of scales to rest on the surface of water . A number of weights must now be intro- duced into the other pan , before the ...
... example of adhesion . Experiments . To prove that the force of cohesion exists in liquids , allow one pan of a pair of scales to rest on the surface of water . A number of weights must now be intro- duced into the other pan , before the ...
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... example of the important manufacturing process called electroplating . Other metals , such for in- stance as gold and silver , may by analogous means be deposited from their solutions . Experiment 7. - Decomposition of Water by ...
... example of the important manufacturing process called electroplating . Other metals , such for in- stance as gold and silver , may by analogous means be deposited from their solutions . Experiment 7. - Decomposition of Water by ...
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... example , we take five vessels , each of which would contain exactly 100 grains of water , and fill them respectively with spirit , ice , water , iron , and mercury , the following differences in weight will be found : the vessel with ...
... example , we take five vessels , each of which would contain exactly 100 grains of water , and fill them respectively with spirit , ice , water , iron , and mercury , the following differences in weight will be found : the vessel with ...
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... example , ex- pands two and a half times more , mercury two and a half times less , than water . When fluids are to be bought and sold by measure , an advantageous application may be made 28 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY . Effects of heat.
... example , ex- pands two and a half times more , mercury two and a half times less , than water . When fluids are to be bought and sold by measure , an advantageous application may be made 28 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY . Effects of heat.
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... examples show that solids also are expanded by heat and contracted by cold , and explain many of the phenomena of common life . Clocks are apt to go faster in winter , and slower in summer , because the pen- dulums elongate in summer ...
... examples show that solids also are expanded by heat and contracted by cold , and explain many of the phenomena of common life . Clocks are apt to go faster in winter , and slower in summer , because the pen- dulums elongate in summer ...
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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...