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... volume would then increase slightly . And our careful measure- ments would show that under these conditions of constant pres- sure ( not constant volume ) , the atomic heat is about 20.8 J / K per mole of gas mass - an increase of some ...
... volume would then increase slightly . And our careful measure- ments would show that under these conditions of constant pres- sure ( not constant volume ) , the atomic heat is about 20.8 J / K per mole of gas mass - an increase of some ...
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... volume than above the surface of the sea . The question is , by what proportion will the former volume be reduced by some specific increase in the external pressure ? Some substances obviously are compressed far more easily than others ...
... volume than above the surface of the sea . The question is , by what proportion will the former volume be reduced by some specific increase in the external pressure ? Some substances obviously are compressed far more easily than others ...
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... volume of the tested substance to the weight of a like volume of pure water . The word gravity may obscure the fact that this is really a measure of density . Besides density , or mass - per - unit - volume , its reciprocal is some ...
... volume of the tested substance to the weight of a like volume of pure water . The word gravity may obscure the fact that this is really a measure of density . Besides density , or mass - per - unit - volume , its reciprocal is some ...
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Why in the World Make Much of Measurement? | 23 |
Varieties of Volumes | 28 |
Curiosities of Capacity | 40 |
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