Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... inch apart , and must not touch one another . They can be kept in their places by wedges of cork or wood . If the zinc plate has been amalgamated no action will take place until the ends of the wires are made to touch one another , when ...
... inch apart , and must not touch one another . They can be kept in their places by wedges of cork or wood . If the zinc plate has been amalgamated no action will take place until the ends of the wires are made to touch one another , when ...
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... inch of one another , and are then joined with a piece of very fine platinum wire , the platinum will immediately become red - hot . With a more powerful battery a much greater length of wire may be heated to whiteness , and even melted ...
... inch of one another , and are then joined with a piece of very fine platinum wire , the platinum will immediately become red - hot . With a more powerful battery a much greater length of wire may be heated to whiteness , and even melted ...
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... inches in length . The smaller measures are produced by dividing by ten , and are designated by Latin prefixes ; Fig . 3 . N quator E S the larger ones by multiplying by ten , and are designated by Greek prefixes . Smaller Measures ...
... inches in length . The smaller measures are produced by dividing by ten , and are designated by Latin prefixes ; Fig . 3 . N quator E S the larger ones by multiplying by ten , and are designated by Greek prefixes . Smaller Measures ...
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... inches . The standard of measure in the French system is the litre , which is the same as one cubic decimetre , or a cube of nearly 4 inches on each side . The same prefixes are used for the fractions and multiples as for the metre and ...
... inches . The standard of measure in the French system is the litre , which is the same as one cubic decimetre , or a cube of nearly 4 inches on each side . The same prefixes are used for the fractions and multiples as for the metre and ...
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... shortened . Weigh the body first in air , and then in water , immersing it an inch deep . When it is immersed , the opposite pan falls ; consequently iron Fig . 4 . must be lighter in the water 24 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY .
... shortened . Weigh the body first in air , and then in water , immersing it an inch deep . When it is immersed , the opposite pan falls ; consequently iron Fig . 4 . must be lighter in the water 24 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY .
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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...