Nitrous or nitric? Same difference. Molecular formulas in the 1840s
Nitrous or nitric? Same difference. Molecular formulas in the 1840s
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AbstractThe molecular formulas given by James Y. Simpson for nitrous oxide, diethyl ether, and chloroform are difficult to interpret today. The organic formulas are “incorrect” today because Jean Dumas (the influential chemist who was one of the discoverers of chloroform) used John Dalton's presumption of molecular simplicity. That is, water was lo...
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Nitrous or nitric? Same difference. Molecular formulas in the 1840s
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70295956
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70295956
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0952-8180
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1873-4529
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10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.08.009
