 | William Nicholson - 1807 - 844 Seiten
...on the ab: (>i ptiuii of gasses by wate.r, (pn this idea) would furnish #n o;is> explanation of tae causes of the. constant production of ' the acid, and the limited production of the alkali: for fair drogen, -daring its .solution in water, seems to expel nitres } whilst nitrogffn and oxjgcn are... | |
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1808 - 500 Seiten
...not change the colour of turmeric. I introduced into the top of it a bit of glass ; in a few minutes the fluid at the surface rendered the tint of the...fluid *. To render the investigation more complete, I introduced the two cones of gold with purified water under the receiver of an air-pump ; the receiver... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1840 - 580 Seiten
...hydrogen respectively with the nitrogen of the common air dissolved in water : and Dr. Priestley-s experiments on the absorption of gases by water (on...fluid.* To render the investigation more complete, I introduced the two cones of gold with purified water under the receiver of an air-pump ; the receiver... | |
 | Tim Fulford - 2002 - 278 Seiten
...appearances, from the combination of nascent oxygene and hydrogene respectively; with the nitrogene of the common air dissolved in the water: and Dr....acid, and the limited production of the alkali: for hydrogene. during its solution in water, seems to expel nitrogene; whilst nitrogene and oxygene are... | |
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Volatile alkali likewise seemed to be always formed in very minute portions, during the first few minutes in the purified water in the gold cones, but the limit to its quantity was soon attained. It was natural to account for both these appearances, from... 