The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4Bradbury and Evans, 1860 |
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Page 67
... Oxygen Sulphur . Phosphorus . 52.7 6.9 15.4 235 1.2 0.3 100.0 The combustion of fibrin is always attended with a residue or ash , containing phosphate of lime and a little phosphate of magnesia . 2. Vegetable fibrin is frequently met ...
... Oxygen Sulphur . Phosphorus . 52.7 6.9 15.4 235 1.2 0.3 100.0 The combustion of fibrin is always attended with a residue or ash , containing phosphate of lime and a little phosphate of magnesia . 2. Vegetable fibrin is frequently met ...
Page 97
... oxygen , give out heat , and ultimately dry up into a kind of resin . When the latter kind of oils are exposed to the air in a finely divided state , such as occurs when paper , cotton , shavings , straw , & c . , are saturated with ...
... oxygen , give out heat , and ultimately dry up into a kind of resin . When the latter kind of oils are exposed to the air in a finely divided state , such as occurs when paper , cotton , shavings , straw , & c . , are saturated with ...
Page 105
... oxygen of the air . As there is no solid matter in the flame of this gas , the light which it yields is inconsiderable ; but it is greatly increased by dusting finely divided charcoal into the flame . In the burning of a candle , the ...
... oxygen of the air . As there is no solid matter in the flame of this gas , the light which it yields is inconsiderable ; but it is greatly increased by dusting finely divided charcoal into the flame . In the burning of a candle , the ...
Page 121
... oxygen gas unites with metals and becomes solid ; ammoniacal gas and hydrochloric acid gas unite and form the solid hydrochlorate of ammonia ; while oxygen and hydrogen gases unite to form water . Almost all gases are invisible ; but ...
... oxygen gas unites with metals and becomes solid ; ammoniacal gas and hydrochloric acid gas unite and form the solid hydrochlorate of ammonia ; while oxygen and hydrogen gases unite to form water . Almost all gases are invisible ; but ...
Page 125
... oxygen of the silica is transferred to the calcium of the fluoride and converts it into lime , which combining with the sulphuric acid forms sulphate of lime , while the fluorine and silicon set free combine to form fluoride of silicon ...
... oxygen of the silica is transferred to the calcium of the fluoride and converts it into lime , which combining with the sulphuric acid forms sulphate of lime , while the fluorine and silicon set free combine to form fluoride of silicon ...
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