Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... lighter than water , as spirits , & c . , 700 ° to 1000 ° , one for heavier fluids , 10000 to 1850 ° . 1 Solution Tube for holding the fluids for Hydrometer during immersion . 1 Graduated Test Measure , 1000 grains in 100 divisions ...
... lighter than water , as spirits , & c . , 700 ° to 1000 ° , one for heavier fluids , 10000 to 1850 ° . 1 Solution Tube for holding the fluids for Hydrometer during immersion . 1 Graduated Test Measure , 1000 grains in 100 divisions ...
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... lighter , they crumble to smaller and smaller pieces , and are finally changed to earth . A potato placed in the earth grows soft , loses its mealy taste , becomes sweet and finally decays . The bud , that sends forth a sickly pale ...
... lighter , they crumble to smaller and smaller pieces , and are finally changed to earth . A potato placed in the earth grows soft , loses its mealy taste , becomes sweet and finally decays . The bud , that sends forth a sickly pale ...
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... lighter , and black ( bone - black ) . boiling water , or to steam , how is it affected ? It becomes lighter , and remains white ; but in the water is dissolved gelatine . How in hydrochloric acid ? It becomes trans- If exposed to ...
... lighter , and black ( bone - black ) . boiling water , or to steam , how is it affected ? It becomes lighter , and remains white ; but in the water is dissolved gelatine . How in hydrochloric acid ? It becomes trans- If exposed to ...
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... lighter than mercury . It also follows that spirit is lighter than water , since it can support less weight , and mercury heavier than water , as it can bear a greater weight . The terms heavier and lighter , in this sense , correspond ...
... lighter than mercury . It also follows that spirit is lighter than water , since it can support less weight , and mercury heavier than water , as it can bear a greater weight . The terms heavier and lighter , in this sense , correspond ...
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... lighter lighter than Iron , 188 , or , in decimals , 7.80 ; it is therefore 7 times heavier than water . Mercury , 1350 , or , in decimals , 13.50 ; it is therefore 13 times heavier than water . These numbers represent the specific ...
... lighter lighter than Iron , 188 , or , in decimals , 7.80 ; it is therefore 7 times heavier than water . Mercury , 1350 , or , in decimals , 13.50 ; it is therefore 13 times heavier than water . These numbers represent the specific ...
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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...