Modern inorganic chemistry / by J.W. Mellor.

  • Joseph William Mellor
Date:
1922
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Credit: Modern inorganic chemistry / by J.W. Mellor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION PAGE § 1. Observation and Record—Collecting Data. § 2. The Correlation of Observations—Classifying Data. § 3. The Generalization of Obser- vations. § 4. The Aim of Science in general, and of Chemistry in particular. § 5. Experiment. § 6. Hypothesis, Theory, and Law. § 7. Key’s Experiments on the Calcination of Metals in Air. § 8. Lavoisier’s Experiments on the Composition of Air. § 9. What is an Element ? § 10. The Four Element Theory of Matter ... 1 CHAPTER II COMBINATION BY WEIGHT § 1 The Law of Constant Composition. § 2. Physical and Chemical Changes. § 3. Compounds and Mixtures. § 4. Circumstantial and Cumulative Evidence. § 5. Analysis and Synthesis. § 6. Pure Substances. § 7. Dalton’s Law of Multiple Proportions. § 8. The Law of Reciprocal Proportions. § 9. Combining, Reacting, or Equivalent Weights. § 10. The Law of the Conservation or Persist- ence of Weight. § 11. The Atomic Theory. § 12. The Language of Chemistry 14 CHAPTER III WATER AND HYDROGEN § 1. Hydrogen—Preparation and Properties. § 2. Burning Hydrogen in Air. § 3. Morley’s Experiment on the Composition of Water by Weight. §4. Dumas’ Experiment on the Composition of Water by Weight. §5. The Decomposition of Water by Metals. §6. The Decomposition of Water by Electricity. § 7. Cavendish’s Ex- periment on the Synthesis of Water. § 8. The Volumetric Synthesis of Water 42
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