"Uncombined" Quotes from Famous Books
... of being examined, whether hydrogen in its concrete state, uncombined with caloric, be susceptible of combination with sulphur, phosphorus, and the metals. There is nothing that we know of, which, a priori, should render these combinations impossible; for combustible bodies being in general susceptible ... — Elements of Chemistry, - In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries • Antoine Lavoisier
... above, are compressed to two hundred atmospheres, heated to 1300 deg. F. and passed over the finely divided uranium. The stream of gas that comes out contains about four per cent. of ammonia, which is condensed to a liquid by cooling and the uncombined hydrogen and nitrogen ... — Creative Chemistry - Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries • Edwin E. Slosson
... Franks—who were originally a confederation of the Teutonic tribes that dwelt between the Rhine, the Maine, and the Weser—established a decisive superiority over the other conquerors of the province, as well as over the conquered provincials, the country long remained a chaos of uncombined and shifting elements. The early princes of the Merovingian dynasty were generally occupied in wars against other princes of their house, occasioned by the frequent subdivisions of the Frank monarchy; and the ablest and ... — The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 • Various
... lead turns black when heated in the glass tube closed at one end, and liberates oxygen, which is easily detected by the introduction of an ignited splinter, when a more lively combustion of the wood proves the presence of uncombined oxygen. The red oxide in this case is reduced to the protoxide. Heated upon platinum foil, it first turns black, is reduced to the protoxide, and melts into a dark yellow liquid. In the reduction flame, upon charcoal, it is reduced to the metal with ... — A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe • Anonymous
... 21 per cent of the atmosphere, nitrogen about 78 per cent, carbon dioxide about .03 per cent, and the recently discovered element argon about 1 per cent. The oxygen is in a free, or uncombined, condition—the form in which it can be ... — Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M. |