CONTENTS. 



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^ I. INTRODUCTORY 11 



IL CONSTITUTION OP MATTER 23 



III. LAWS OF CHEMICAL COMBINATION. NOTATION 30 



IV. CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY (CONTINUED) 42 



V. OXYGEN AND OZONE 49 



VI. NITROGEN AND ITS OXIDES 61 



VII. CARBON AND CARBONIC ANHYDRIDE 76 



VTII. THE CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE 92 



IX. THE CHEMISTRY OF WATER. HYDROGEN 110 



X. COMBUSTION 131 



XI. CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE, AND FLUORINE 158 



XH. SULPHUR 172 



XTTT V PHOSPHORUS 184 



XIV. SILICON AND BORON 190 



XV. METALS 197 



XVI. GROUP I. POTASSIUM AND SODIUM 206 



XVH. GROUP II. BARIUM, STRONTIUM, CALCIUM. GROUP m. 



ALUMINIUM, ETC. GROUP IV. MAGNESIUM AND ZINC. 222 

 XVUI. GROUP V. MANGANESE, IRON, COBALT, NICKEL, CHROMI- 

 UM. GROUP VI. TIN 240 



XIX. GROUP VH. ARSENIC, ANTIMONY, AND BISMUTH. 



GROUP Vm. COPPER AND LEAD 253 



XX. GROUP IX. MERCURY, SILVER, GOLD, AND PLATINUM.. 264 



XXI. CHEMICAL INFLUENCE OF LIGHT 274 



XXTT. SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 282 



XXill, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 29(^ 



XXIV. CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES 301 



XXV. CONSTITUENTS OF PLANTS, ETC 313 



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