A manual of elementary chemistry, theoretical and practical, Volume 11877 |
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action alcohol alkaline aluminium ammonia ammonium analogous anhydrous antimony aqueous arsenic atmosphere Atomic weight barium bodies boiling bromine calcium called carbon dioxide carbonic acid caustic charcoal chemical chloric acid colour colourless combination combustion composition compounds condenses containing converted cooling copper crystallises crystals decomposed decomposition density dilute dissolves distilled disulphide electric elements evaporation excess flame flask fluoride fused gases glass hydrate hydrochloric acid hydrogen sulphide hydroxide ignition insoluble iodide iodine iron latter liquid magnetic manganese melts mercury metallic mixed mixture molecules monoxide nitrate nitric acid nitrogen obtained oil of vitriol oxide oxidised oxygen passing phosphoric acid phosphorus plate platinum potash potassium chloride precipitate prepared pressure prisms produced proportion pure quantity red heat salts separated sesquioxide silicate silver sodium carbonate solid soluble soluble in water solution specific gravity substance sulphate sulphuric acid temperature tetroxide tion trioxide tube vapour vessel volume wire yellow yields zinc
Popular passages
Page 8 - It is better, on this account, in graduating the bottle, to make two scratches, as represented in the figure, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the curve: this prevents any future mistake.
Page 134 - Lenarto has no doubt come from such an atmosphere, in which hydrogen greatly prevailed. This meteorite may be looked upon as holding imprisoned within it, and bearing to us, the hydrogen of the stars.
Page 67 - ... impacts. — 3. That the influence of the molecular forces be infinitely small. When these conditions are not completely fulfilled, the gas partakes more or less of the nature of a liquid, and exhibits certain deviations from Gay-Lussac and Boyle's laws.
Page 69 - ... of heat disappears, or is rendered latent, the quantity thus consumed being to a considerable extent affected by the external pressure. The liquefaction of a solid not being attended with much increase of volume, involves but little...