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Page 114
... properties , can combine to form the com- pound water , which has altogether different properties from either oxygen or hydrogen . Water clearly is not an element because it consists of , and actually can be de- composed chemically into ...
... properties , can combine to form the com- pound water , which has altogether different properties from either oxygen or hydrogen . Water clearly is not an element because it consists of , and actually can be de- composed chemically into ...
Page 117
... properties . In chemical compounds containing only atoms of one metal and one nonmetal , the metal atoms form the positively charged species , whereas the nonmetal atoms are negatively charged . Also significant is the difference in ...
... properties . In chemical compounds containing only atoms of one metal and one nonmetal , the metal atoms form the positively charged species , whereas the nonmetal atoms are negatively charged . Also significant is the difference in ...
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... properties . Attapulgite clays also are used because of their resistance to flocculation ( grouping or clustering of individual grains or flakes ) under high salinity conditions . Certain clay minerals , notably attapulgite and some ...
... properties . Attapulgite clays also are used because of their resistance to flocculation ( grouping or clustering of individual grains or flakes ) under high salinity conditions . Certain clay minerals , notably attapulgite and some ...
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