CONTENTS, 



i. 



FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF MATTEE. RESULTS OF THE 

 ATTRACTION BETWEEN MASSES, SURFACES, AND MOLECULES. 



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1. Extension or figure. 



Matter State of aggregation Solids Cohesion Crystallized, 

 amorphous, polymorphous, isomorphous substances Liquids Gases 

 Law of Mariotte 17-20 



2. Divisibility. 



Mechanical comminution Action of heat on matter Molecular 

 theory Law of Avogadro Motion of molecules, heat Latent, free, 

 specific heat Melting, boiling, distillation, sublimation Ther- 

 mometer 20-26 



3. Gravitation. 



Action of gravitation Weight, specific weight Hydrometers 

 Weight of gases Barometer Changes in the atmospheric pressure 

 Influence of pressure on state of aggregation .... 27-30 



4. Porosity. 



Nature of porosity Surface, surface-action Adhesion Capillary 

 attraction Absorption Diffusion Dialysis . . . . . 31-35 



II. 



PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY. RESULTS OF THE ATTRACTION 

 BETWEEN ATOMS. 



5. Chemical divisibility. 



Decomposition by heat Elements Compound substances 

 Chemical affinity Atoms Chemistry Atomic and molecular 

 weight Chemical symbols and formulas 36-41 



6. Laws of chemical combination. 



Law of the constancy of composition Law of multiple propor- 

 tions Law of chemical combination by volume Law of equiva- 

 lents Quantivalence 41-46 



