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... colours , and renders them white . In this and other respects , it resem- bles the peroxide of sulphur , so that oxygen and sulphur resemble one another in this respect , that , combined in a certain proportion with another body , they ...
... colours , and renders them white . In this and other respects , it resem- bles the peroxide of sulphur , so that oxygen and sulphur resemble one another in this respect , that , combined in a certain proportion with another body , they ...
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... colours , red , yellow , green , blue , and even black , but always preserving the shining lustre proper to itself . Its specific gravity is 3.520 , and it is the hardest substance in nature . Its pri- mary crystalline form is the ...
... colours , red , yellow , green , blue , and even black , but always preserving the shining lustre proper to itself . Its specific gravity is 3.520 , and it is the hardest substance in nature . Its pri- mary crystalline form is the ...
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... colour , for destroying the offensive taint and efflu- via of dead animal matter , and for purifying many substan- From the strong affinity of carbon for oxygen at high temperatures , charcoal is largely employed for the de - oxida ...
... colour , for destroying the offensive taint and efflu- via of dead animal matter , and for purifying many substan- From the strong affinity of carbon for oxygen at high temperatures , charcoal is largely employed for the de - oxida ...
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... colour , taste , or odour , and has not yet been condensed into the liquid state , under any degree of cold and pressure . Its specific gravity is .9722 , or according to some .976 . It is eminently irrespirable , and no animal can live ...
... colour , taste , or odour , and has not yet been condensed into the liquid state , under any degree of cold and pressure . Its specific gravity is .9722 , or according to some .976 . It is eminently irrespirable , and no animal can live ...
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... colour , kaving an odour resem- bling chlorine , capable of bleaching , and as not acting on glass ; and two gentlemen , Messrs Knox , obtained similar results . Other chemists have not been able to verify the experiments : nevertheless ...
... colour , kaving an odour resem- bling chlorine , capable of bleaching , and as not acting on glass ; and two gentlemen , Messrs Knox , obtained similar results . Other chemists have not been able to verify the experiments : nevertheless ...
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