INORGANIO OHEMISTRY CHAPTER I Chemistry is a branch of natural science and deals principally with the properties of substances, the changes which they undergo,and the natural laws which desc~ibe these changes. It is a very difficult matter to convey thought from one person to another by means of words, and anything like accuracy can only be attained when the words have as nearly as possible the same meaning to each. For this reason it is necessary to discuss at some length the significance, in connection with chemistry, of some of the terms used in the opening statement . . Properties of Substances.-We are able to perceive objects around us. Each of these obj ects is called a body and the signs by which it makes its presence known to us are called the properties of the body. When we find ourselves surrounded by a number of different bodies we instinctively begin to arrange them into groups according to certain points of similarity in their properties. We may for exampl
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