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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Atmolysis
Britannica 11thATMOLYSIS (Gr. dr/ufo, vapour; \veiv, to loosen), a term invented by Thomas Graham to denote the separation of a mixture of gases by taking advantage of their different rates of diffusion through a porous septum or diaph'ragm (see DIFFUSION) .
Vol. 2, pp. 860-860
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Atlas Mountains
Britannica 11th... hapters; Dr Oskar Lenz. Timbuktu: Reise durch Marokko, vol. i. (Leipzig. 1884). ATMOLYSIS— ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY
Vol. 2, pp. 858-860
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Atmosphere
Britannica 11th... y associated with a chemical action; the gases may be mechanically separated by atmolysis, i.e. by taking advantage of the different rates of diffusion of the two gases; the solubility of air in water corresponds with the " law of partial pressures," each gas ...
Vol. 2, pp. 860-860
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