Systematic Education: or, elementary instruction in the various departments of literature and science ... By W. Shepherd, J. Joyce, and L. Carpenter, Volume 2 |
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Page 103
... chemical combination of the negative oxygen and positive hydrogen gases ... affinity , that most important law in nature , is nothing more than the ... Chemistry . The decomposition of the fixed alkalies , of the alkaline earths , of ...
... chemical combination of the negative oxygen and positive hydrogen gases ... affinity , that most important law in nature , is nothing more than the ... Chemistry . The decomposition of the fixed alkalies , of the alkaline earths , of ...
Page 155
... affinity , or that power which occasions these combinations . Of simple substances , which in a chemical sense , signify those bodies that have not hitherto been decompounded . Many substances , which were thought to be simple by the ...
... affinity , or that power which occasions these combinations . Of simple substances , which in a chemical sense , signify those bodies that have not hitherto been decompounded . Many substances , which were thought to be simple by the ...
Page 169
... chemical processes , and in medicine ; is employed in ena- melling , and in the manufacture of porcelain . Alumina ... affinity which alumina has for greasy substances , it is extremely useful in scouring cloth . Alumina and silex , are ...
... chemical processes , and in medicine ; is employed in ena- melling , and in the manufacture of porcelain . Alumina ... affinity which alumina has for greasy substances , it is extremely useful in scouring cloth . Alumina and silex , are ...
Page 174
... chemistry , the term attraction is frequently or generally exchanged for that of affinity . Chemical affinity , then , is to be regarded as the principle of chemical action ; and chemical attraction is the effect of this principle in a ...
... chemistry , the term attraction is frequently or generally exchanged for that of affinity . Chemical affinity , then , is to be regarded as the principle of chemical action ; and chemical attraction is the effect of this principle in a ...
Page 175
... chemical , or elective affinity or attraction , acts only upon particles at imperceptibly small distances . The following experiment will illustrate the idea of what is meant by the term chemical affinity . Ex . 1. A spoonful of salt ...
... chemical , or elective affinity or attraction , acts only upon particles at imperceptibly small distances . The following experiment will illustrate the idea of what is meant by the term chemical affinity . Ex . 1. A spoonful of salt ...
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