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... decomposed at high temperatures are frequently dried in this way under the receiver of the air - pump . § 115. The higher one ascends in the air the less is the pressure of the air , and the greater consequently the evaporation ...
... decomposed at high temperatures are frequently dried in this way under the receiver of the air - pump . § 115. The higher one ascends in the air the less is the pressure of the air , and the greater consequently the evaporation ...
Page 72
... decompose them . Some natural substances have resisted all attempts to effect their decomposition ; others , like sugar , have yielded and been broken up or decomposed into constituents , which , like carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen ...
... decompose them . Some natural substances have resisted all attempts to effect their decomposition ; others , like sugar , have yielded and been broken up or decomposed into constituents , which , like carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen ...
Page 76
... decomposing all known compound bodies into two or more of the elements already known . § 18. Further , if in the first instance of chemical union given ( § 15 ) the carbon is weighed before it is burnt , and if it is burnt in a great ...
... decomposing all known compound bodies into two or more of the elements already known . § 18. Further , if in the first instance of chemical union given ( § 15 ) the carbon is weighed before it is burnt , and if it is burnt in a great ...
Page 78
... decomposed or separated into its constituent elements . ( c ) The union of elements chemi- cally is attended by the liberation of heat . ( d ) A single chemical compound always contains its constituents in certain fixed proportions by ...
... decomposed or separated into its constituent elements . ( c ) The union of elements chemi- cally is attended by the liberation of heat . ( d ) A single chemical compound always contains its constituents in certain fixed proportions by ...
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... decomposed into separate elements . ( d ) Elements and compounds may be mixed without producing any defi- nite compound . ( e ) Elements and compounds may be so united as to produce bodies having a definite nature . ( f ) Compounds ...
... decomposed into separate elements . ( d ) Elements and compounds may be mixed without producing any defi- nite compound . ( e ) Elements and compounds may be so united as to produce bodies having a definite nature . ( f ) Compounds ...
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