Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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... containing mercury , they all exhibit a height cor- responding to the existing pressure of the air ; when , however , a few drops of water , alcohol , or ether , or a small lump of ice , are introduced respectively into the separate ...
... containing mercury , they all exhibit a height cor- responding to the existing pressure of the air ; when , however , a few drops of water , alcohol , or ether , or a small lump of ice , are introduced respectively into the separate ...
Page 541
... containing less oxygen than the one ending in ous has the prefix hypo , as chlorous acid , HCIO ,, hypochlorous acid , HCIO . Besides these acids which contain oxygen , there are others which contain no oxygen ; for instance , hydrogen ...
... containing less oxygen than the one ending in ous has the prefix hypo , as chlorous acid , HCIO ,, hypochlorous acid , HCIO . Besides these acids which contain oxygen , there are others which contain no oxygen ; for instance , hydrogen ...
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... contain free ammonia , or other nitrogenous matter , ready to change into ammonia and to be assimilated by plants ... containing quicklime , in order to remove the moisture . Calcic chloride must not be used , as it absorbs ammonia ...
... contain free ammonia , or other nitrogenous matter , ready to change into ammonia and to be assimilated by plants ... containing quicklime , in order to remove the moisture . Calcic chloride must not be used , as it absorbs ammonia ...
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