Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... substance ; let us take the ordinary , and what may be called the common - sense view of the universe around us . In ... substances known to us , whether in the state of solid , liquid , or gas , B consist of matter which has an absolute ...
... substance ; let us take the ordinary , and what may be called the common - sense view of the universe around us . In ... substances known to us , whether in the state of solid , liquid , or gas , B consist of matter which has an absolute ...
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... substances , and even in the same substance in different states . To divide ice into smaller portions re- quires greater force than to divide water , and no force at all is required to divide steam . In solid bodies cohesion is stronger ...
... substances , and even in the same substance in different states . To divide ice into smaller portions re- quires greater force than to divide water , and no force at all is required to divide steam . In solid bodies cohesion is stronger ...
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... substance called ebonite is more powerful than either . An ebonite comb that has been passed through dry hair will not only attract scraps of paper and small feathers , but in dry weather will emit a crackling sound and a torrent of ...
... substance called ebonite is more powerful than either . An ebonite comb that has been passed through dry hair will not only attract scraps of paper and small feathers , but in dry weather will emit a crackling sound and a torrent of ...
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... substances in time putrefy , dis- integrate , and finally disappear . Iron cinders and rust are iron altered in constitution ; iron is hard , tenacious , of a greyish - white colour and brilliant ; by heating to redness it becomes black ...
... substances in time putrefy , dis- integrate , and finally disappear . Iron cinders and rust are iron altered in constitution ; iron is hard , tenacious , of a greyish - white colour and brilliant ; by heating to redness it becomes black ...
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... substances are converted into vapour or gas , and heat and light are thereupon evolved with the phenomenon of fire . Of a similar nature are the changes which animal and vegetable substances undergo if kept for a sufficient length of ...
... substances are converted into vapour or gas , and heat and light are thereupon evolved with the phenomenon of fire . Of a similar nature are the changes which animal and vegetable substances undergo if kept for a sufficient length of ...
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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...