91 | | | | | | | | IV. | -- | Pb 207 | | | | | vol. ii. 134 | | | | | | | | V. | -- | Bi 209 | | | | | vol. ii. 189 | | | | | | | | VI. | -- | -- | | | | | | | | VII. | -- | -- | | +-------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ _Note._--Two lines under the elements indicate those which are very widely distributed in nature; one line indicates those which, although not so frequently met with, are of general use in the arts and manufactures. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME PAGE TRANSLATORS' PREFACE v AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SIXTH RUSSIAN EDITION vii TABLE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS IN GROUPS AND SERIES xv TABLE OF THE PERIODIC SYSTEM AND ATOMIC WEIGHTS OF THE ELEMENTS xvi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAP. I. ON WATER AND ITS COMPOUNDS 40 II. THE COMPOSITION OF WATER. HYDROGEN 113 III. OXYGEN AND THE CHIEF ASPECTS OF ITS SALINE COMBINATIONS 152 IV. OZONE AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. DALTON'S LAW 198 V. NITROGEN AND AIR 223 VI. THE COMPOUNDS OF NITROGEN WITH HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN 246 VII. MOLECULES AND ATOMS. THE LAWS OF GAY-LUSSAC AND AVOGADRO-GERHARDT 299 VIII. CARBON AND THE HYDROCARBONS 338 IX. COMPOUNDS OF CARBON WITH OXYGEN AND NITROGEN 379 X. SODIUM CHLORIDE. BERTHOLLET'S LAWS. HYDROCHLORIC ACID 417 XI. THE HALOGENS: CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE AND FLUORINE 459 XII. SODIUM 513 XIII. POTASSIUM, RUBIDIUM, CÆSIUM AND LITHIUM. SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 543 XIV. THE VALENCY AND SPECIFIC HEAT OF THE METALS. MAGNESIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, AND BERYLLIUM 581 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTION