The Elements of Chemistry A Text-Book for Beginners

includes index and biblioraphy

Chemical CHanges - Physical CHanges........1 The air ............16 Oxygen............23 Combining Weights...........33 Nitrogen......39 Water.......42 Hydrogen ..........47 Water ..............55 Compounds of Nitrogen with hydrogen and oxygen.............85 Acids - bases-neutralisation- salts..........96 Carbon.......103 Componds of Carbon with hydrogen, oxygen, and with nitrogen......113 ATomic Theory......130 THe chlorine family........138 The sulphur Family........144 The nitrogen family.........158 Base-Forming Elements............166 THe pottasium Family.........170 THe calcium Family.........182 The Magnesium Family..................189 The aluminium Family...........199 Manganese family.........199 Lead- Tin- Platinum- Gold........211 Some familiar Compounds of Carbon...........218 Other Compounds of Carbon..........233