The Experimental Study of Gases: An Account of the Experimental Methods Involved in the Determination of the Properties of Gases, and of the More Important Researches Connected with the SubjectMacmillan and Company, limited, 1901 - 323 pages |
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absorbed absorption adjusted allowed apparatus argon atmospheric barometer boiling boiling-point bulb burette calculated calorimeter capillary tube carbon dioxide carbon monoxide closed cock coefficient coil compression condensed connected constant cooled copper correction critical cylinder density determined diameter electrodes employed equation ethylene evaporate exhausted experiments flask fraction fractional distillation gases gasholder gauge glass tube globe helium hydrogen introduced junction krypton liquefied liquid air litres Lord Rayleigh lower manometer means measuring metal method millimetres mixture necessary neon nitric oxide nitrogen observed obtained oxide oxygen passing pentoxide of phosphorus piece pipette placed platinum plug potash pump pure quantity of gas Ramsay ratio Rayleigh reagent Regnault removed rubber tube scale screw sealed shown in Fig side-tube small quantity solid solution specific heat spectrum stopcock stopper sulphuric acid surface syphon telescope temperature thermometer tube containing U-tube vacuum-vessel value of pv vapour pressure vertical vessel volume weight xenon