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Berzelius
[ ber-zee-lee-uhs; Swedish ber-sey-lee-oos ]
noun
- Jöns Ja·kob [y, œ, ns , yah, -kawp], Baron, 1779–1848, Swedish chemist.
Berzelius
/ bəˈziːlɪəs; bærˈseːliʊs /
noun
- BerzeliusJöns Jakob17791848MSwedishSCIENCE: chemist Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
Berzelius
/ bər-zē′lē-əs /
- Swedish chemist who is regarded as one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius developed the concepts of the ion and of ionic compounds and made extensive determinations of atomic weights. In 1811 he introduced the classical system of chemical symbols, in which the names of elements are identified by one or two letters.
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Since Berzelius published the first resume of the chemistry of selenium, in 1818, many articles have appeared in this field.
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To this view there were some dissentients, Berzelius among them, but experimental proof for their contention was lacking.
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The term was introduced by Berzelius, who first studied such reactions.
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According to the formula given by the celebrated chemist Berzelius, in the 4th vol.
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The niccolous suroxide of Berzelius is black, and may be procured by exposing the nitrate to a heat under redness.
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