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... unite in a peculiarly intimate manner , giving rise to a product different from both . This action is called chemical union ; its consideration forms a main portion of Part II . Chemical union is always attended by the liberation of ...
... unite in a peculiarly intimate manner , giving rise to a product different from both . This action is called chemical union ; its consideration forms a main portion of Part II . Chemical union is always attended by the liberation of ...
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... unite chemically with one another and form liquids , heat is always evolved ; and when a gas unites chemically with a liquid , so as to form a new compound , heat is also evolved . In both coses the heat is due in part to the escape of ...
... unite chemically with one another and form liquids , heat is always evolved ; and when a gas unites chemically with a liquid , so as to form a new compound , heat is also evolved . In both coses the heat is due in part to the escape of ...
Page 77
... unite chemically , whether alone or in presence of other elements , the proportion between the carbon and the oxygen is invariably that of 12 , or some multiple of 12 , to 16 , or some multiple of 16 . § 22. In the second instance of ...
... unite chemically , whether alone or in presence of other elements , the proportion between the carbon and the oxygen is invariably that of 12 , or some multiple of 12 , to 16 , or some multiple of 16 . § 22. In the second instance of ...
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... unite with one another only in definite proportions , recourse is had to an hypothesis or theory , called the Atomic Theory . It is supposed that every element consists of exceedingly small par- ticles or atoms , of unknown shape , size ...
... unite with one another only in definite proportions , recourse is had to an hypothesis or theory , called the Atomic Theory . It is supposed that every element consists of exceedingly small par- ticles or atoms , of unknown shape , size ...
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... unite with one another only in the pro- portion of 1 part by weight of hydrogen to 35 · 5 of chlorine . It is supposed that the atom of chlorine is 35 · 5 times as heavy as that of hydrogen , and that , when they unite , equal numbers ...
... unite with one another only in the pro- portion of 1 part by weight of hydrogen to 35 · 5 of chlorine . It is supposed that the atom of chlorine is 35 · 5 times as heavy as that of hydrogen , and that , when they unite , equal numbers ...
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