Duff, A. Wilmer (Alexander Wilmer), b. 1864, ed, Guthe, Karl Eugen, 1866-1915, Hallock, William, 1857-1913, Lewis, E. Percival (Exum Percival), 1863-1925, Goodspeed, Arthur W. (Arthur Willis), b. 1860, Carman, Albert Pruden, b. 1861, McClung, Robert Kenning, 1874- · Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co · leaf 242
face beyond the sphereof influence of the molecules forming the bulk of the liquid. Theybecome thus gaseous molecules and as such exert, if enclosed ina vessel, a definite gas pressure due to their impact against thewalls. In ordinary language the term vapor is used for a gas if itis thought of as… … directly into the gaseous state is called sublimation (§293). The reverse process, namely the change of a gas or vapor intoa liquid or solid, is called condensation. 282. Evaporation in a Closed Vessel. If several cubic centi-meters of a liquid are introduced into a Torricellean vacuum (see§ 218) a…
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