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Description A New System of Chemical Philosophy fp.jpg | A scan of Plate IV of John Dalton's A New System of Chemical Philosophy , published in 1808. |
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Source | En.wiki ( https://archive.org/details/newsystemofchemi01daltuoft/page/n237 ) |
Author | haade |
Accompanying text, quoted from the book
Please do not "update" the list with modern spellings. This is a historic list and the old spellings are intentional; it should be "carbone", not "carbon". Note that throughout this list Dalton uses the word “atom” for our molecules .
- Hydrogen, its relative weight 1
- Azote 5
- Carbone or charcoal 5
- Oxygen 7
- Phosphorous 9
- Sulphur 13
- Magnesia 20
- Lime 23
- Soda 28
- Potash 42
- Strontites 46
- Barytes 68
- Iron 38
- Zinc 56
- Copper 56
- Lead 95
- Silver 100
- Platina 100
- Gold 140
- Mercury 167
- An atom of water or steam, composed of 1 of oxygen and 1 of hydrogen, retained in physical contact by a strong affinity, and supposed to be surrounded by a common atmosphere of heat; its relative weight = 8
- An atom of ammonia, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of hydrogen 6
- An atom of nitrous gas, composed of 1 of azote and 1 of oxygen 12
- An atom of olefiant gas, composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of hydrogen 6
- An atom of carbonic oxide composed of 1 of carbone and 1 of oxygen 12
- An atom of nitrous oxide, 2 azote + 1 oxygen 17
- An atom of nitric acid, 1 azote + 2 oxygen 19
- An atom of carbonic acid, 1 carbone + 2 oxygen 19
- An atom of carburetted hydrogen, 1 carbone + 2 hydrogen 7
- An atom of oxynitric acid, 1 azote + 3 oxygen 26
- An atom of sulphuric acid, 1 sulphur + 3 oxygen 34
- An atom of sulphuretted hydrogen, 1 sulphur + 3 hydrogen 16
- An atom of alcohol, 3 carbone, + 1 hydrogen 16
- An atom of nitrous acid, 1 nitric acid + 1 nitrous gas 31
- An atom of acetous acid, 2 carbone + 2 water 26
- An atom of nitrate of ammonia, 1 nitric acid + 1 ammonia + 1 water 33
- An atom of sugar, 1 alcohol + 1 carbonic acid 35
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