Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... kind of attraction is called gravitation , and it is said to be due to the force of gravity . It is found to exist in all forms of matter . Solids , liquids , and gases all tend to fly to the earth , and therefore all exhibit the force ...
... kind of attraction is called gravitation , and it is said to be due to the force of gravity . It is found to exist in all forms of matter . Solids , liquids , and gases all tend to fly to the earth , and therefore all exhibit the force ...
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... kind of electricity is known , which is called Voltaic , or Galvanic Electricity . The following experiment will illustrate the way in which it is produced . Experiment 2. - Take a tumbler two - thirds full of water , pour into it ...
... kind of electricity is known , which is called Voltaic , or Galvanic Electricity . The following experiment will illustrate the way in which it is produced . Experiment 2. - Take a tumbler two - thirds full of water , pour into it ...
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... kind of liking that they have for each other . Iron is so very fond of oxygen that it cannot help combining with it whenever it gets the chance . But it is unsafe in scientific matters to use names which assert more than we really know ...
... kind of liking that they have for each other . Iron is so very fond of oxygen that it cannot help combining with it whenever it gets the chance . But it is unsafe in scientific matters to use names which assert more than we really know ...
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... kind in the voltaic battery . In the battery , the electricity which is called into being proceeds directly from , and is proportionate in amount to , the chemical force which is destroyed in the cell . The zinc is constantly being ...
... kind in the voltaic battery . In the battery , the electricity which is called into being proceeds directly from , and is proportionate in amount to , the chemical force which is destroyed in the cell . The zinc is constantly being ...
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... kind , especially adapted for determining the density of spirits , brandy , oil , lye , syrup , & c . If a hy- drometer for weighing spirits is put into water , it sinks only to the lowest point on the scale , 0 ° ( Fig . 5 , a ) ; but ...
... kind , especially adapted for determining the density of spirits , brandy , oil , lye , syrup , & c . If a hy- drometer for weighing spirits is put into water , it sinks only to the lowest point on the scale , 0 ° ( Fig . 5 , a ) ; but ...
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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...