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... passing the one into the other , it is uded that what we can establish with respect to the es- adabanį kemikalelion of one , will apply to that of any other of That , if we can shew , that any one of the metals 2. 4. Klanghent by , we ...
... passing the one into the other , it is uded that what we can establish with respect to the es- adabanį kemikalelion of one , will apply to that of any other of That , if we can shew , that any one of the metals 2. 4. Klanghent by , we ...
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... passes away along with that of the peroxide . Thus the oxides of gold , silver , lead , mercury , and platinum , metals whose affinity for oxygen is feeble , are decomposed the instant they are brought into contact with the per- oxide ...
... passes away along with that of the peroxide . Thus the oxides of gold , silver , lead , mercury , and platinum , metals whose affinity for oxygen is feeble , are decomposed the instant they are brought into contact with the per- oxide ...
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... passing into leaden gray , with the lustre of a brilliant metal . It conducts electricity , although imperfectly , and heat slowly . Its specific gravity is about 6.2 . It is very brittle , and may be reduced to pow- der . It fuses at a ...
... passing into leaden gray , with the lustre of a brilliant metal . It conducts electricity , although imperfectly , and heat slowly . Its specific gravity is about 6.2 . It is very brittle , and may be reduced to pow- der . It fuses at a ...
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... passes by a natural gradation , into others , namely , arsenic and antimony , and the latter , through bismuth , into copper and some of the most perfect of the metals , as will be after- wards shewn . But before proceeding with the ...
... passes by a natural gradation , into others , namely , arsenic and antimony , and the latter , through bismuth , into copper and some of the most perfect of the metals , as will be after- wards shewn . But before proceeding with the ...
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... passing the one into the other . I shall not , however , adopt this order of arrangement , be- cause this group of bodies is connected with another , touch- ing upon it at all points , and being more or less connected with it in ...
... passing the one into the other . I shall not , however , adopt this order of arrangement , be- cause this group of bodies is connected with another , touch- ing upon it at all points , and being more or less connected with it in ...
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