The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. 19 vEncyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 38
Page 105
... sulfur contrast strongly with those of oxygen . Sulfur tetrafluoride is a moderate fluorinating agent , and the hexafluoride can be used effectively as a dielectric material ( one that does not conduct electricity ) because of its great ...
... sulfur contrast strongly with those of oxygen . Sulfur tetrafluoride is a moderate fluorinating agent , and the hexafluoride can be used effectively as a dielectric material ( one that does not conduct electricity ) because of its great ...
Page 128
... sulfur . Because sulfuric acid is indispens- able to so many industries , its primary raw material is of the greatest importance . The needed sulfur is obtain- able from a number of sources . Originally , sulfur came chiefly from ...
... sulfur . Because sulfuric acid is indispens- able to so many industries , its primary raw material is of the greatest importance . The needed sulfur is obtain- able from a number of sources . Originally , sulfur came chiefly from ...
Page 789
... sulfur compounds . Table 8 : Typical Analyses of Some Manufactured Gases ( percent by volume [ crude gas ] ) Fuel ... sulfur content of coal is objectionable in varying degrees . Part of the sulfur is associated with ash , and coal ...
... sulfur compounds . Table 8 : Typical Analyses of Some Manufactured Gases ( percent by volume [ crude gas ] ) Fuel ... sulfur content of coal is objectionable in varying degrees . Part of the sulfur is associated with ash , and coal ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid activity administration ammonia army atomic orbitals became benzene bonds Buddhist called carbon atoms cells central centre Ceylon Ch'in Chaetognatha Charadriiformes Charles Chaucer chemical bond chemical reactions chemistry chemoreception Chess Chicago children's literature Chile China Chinese chloride Chou common complex compounds covalent covalent bonds cultural disease drugs dynasty early economic electrons elements emperor energy example fluorine groups hydrogen important increased industry insects involved ions isotopes king known land large number Lo-yang major mass materials ment metal methods molecular molecules nitrogen northern nuclei occur officials orbitals organic oxide oxygen party percent period political population provinces quartets reactants receptors region reign result river separation Shang shell Sinhalese social sodium sodium chloride solution southern species structure substances sulfonamide sulfur sulfuric acid Szechwan T'ang Taoist temperature tion Tsung turtles Yangtze