ELEMENTARY CHEMISTRY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Elementary Chemistry for High Schools and AcademiesIn accordance with this theory, each molecule of a com pound is believed to contain the same elements that chemi cal analysis shows the large masses of the substance to contain, and these smaller portions of the elements are called atoms. There is good reason for believing that atoms rarely exist in a free state, but that the molecules of most elements consist of two or more atoms.A molecule is the smallest particle of a substance which can exist in the free state, and which has the same composition as any larger mass of the same substance.An atom is the smallest particle of an element that exists in any molecule.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,