II. On the atomic weight of graphite
In this paper the author arrives at the following results:—That carbon in the form of graphite forms a system of peculiar compounds, different from any compounds of carbon yet known, and capable of being procured only from graphite. That graphite, within certain limits, functions as a distinct eleme...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1859.0007 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1859.0007 |
| Summary: | In this paper the author arrives at the following results:—That carbon in the form of graphite forms a system of peculiar compounds, different from any compounds of carbon yet known, and capable of being procured only from graphite. That graphite, within certain limits, functions as a distinct element, capable indeed of being converted by certain processes of oxidation into carbonic acid and thus identified with the other forms of carbon, but having a distinct atomic weight, namely 33 ( H = 1) . |
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