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... affinity for oxygen . Some of the metallic oxides , on the other hand , lose the oxygen with which they were before com- bined , which passes away along with that of the peroxide . Thus the oxides of gold , silver , lead , mercury , and ...
... affinity for oxygen . Some of the metallic oxides , on the other hand , lose the oxygen with which they were before com- bined , which passes away along with that of the peroxide . Thus the oxides of gold , silver , lead , mercury , and ...
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... affinity of carbon for oxygen at high temperatures , charcoal is largely employed for the de - oxida- tion of metallic oxides . ces . Carbon , on the high authority of Berzelius , has been com- puted to combine with other bodies in the ...
... affinity of carbon for oxygen at high temperatures , charcoal is largely employed for the de - oxida- tion of metallic oxides . ces . Carbon , on the high authority of Berzelius , has been com- puted to combine with other bodies in the ...
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David Low. bodies are related to one another by a different degree of affinity , for while the elements of the oxide may be separ- ated by many bodies , those of the other remain fixed un- der the most powerful agents of decomposition ...
David Low. bodies are related to one another by a different degree of affinity , for while the elements of the oxide may be separ- ated by many bodies , those of the other remain fixed un- der the most powerful agents of decomposition ...
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... affinity . It has the property of destroying the colour of animal and vegetable substances . The presence of water seems to be necessary to this action ; the chlorine decom- posing the water , and uniting with its hydrogen . Sulphur ...
... affinity . It has the property of destroying the colour of animal and vegetable substances . The presence of water seems to be necessary to this action ; the chlorine decom- posing the water , and uniting with its hydrogen . Sulphur ...
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... affinity for hydro- gen . Hydrochloric acid is at ordinary temperatures in the state of gas , but it becomes liquid under a pressure of 40 atmospheres , at a temperature of 50 ° . This gas is without colour , and has an acrid ...
... affinity for hydro- gen . Hydrochloric acid is at ordinary temperatures in the state of gas , but it becomes liquid under a pressure of 40 atmospheres , at a temperature of 50 ° . This gas is without colour , and has an acrid ...
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