sulphuretted hydrogen

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Words nearby sulphuretted hydrogen

sulphur butterfly, sulphur-crested cockatoo, sulphur dioxide, sulphureous, sulphuret, sulphuretted hydrogen, sulphur-flower, sulphuric acid, sulphurise, sulphurize, sulphurous

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How to use sulphuretted hydrogen in a sentence

Methane (chemical formula CH4) is one of the simplest hydrocarbons, which literally means “containing hydrogen and carbon.”
Methane on Mars: Life or Just Gas?|Matthew R. Francis|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From that, they extracted the ratio of the number of deuterium atoms to the number of hydrogen atoms.
Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?|Matthew R. Francis|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They found that there are roughly 1,900 hydrogen atoms for each deuterium atom in the water on Comet 67P.
Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?|Matthew R. Francis|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen containing a proton and neutron in its nucleus, while normal hydrogen has only a proton.
Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?|Matthew R. Francis|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jupiter and its cousins, by contrast, are mostly made of hydrogen and hydrogen compounds.
Mega-Earth Is the Weirdest Exoplanet Yet|Matthew R. Francis|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hydrogen sulphid is easily prepared in the simple apparatus shown in Fig. 30.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is allowed to cool, and hydrogen sulphid gas is passed through it for about five minutes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, but it cannot be formed by the direct union of these gases.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
One morning he found that the amount of hydrogen was scarcely perceptible; still there was water in the pit.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai
The older workman reassured them; the carbon was much heavier than oxygen, and even thicker than hydrogen.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai