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440:. He thought that phlogiston should not be considered as a particle but as an essence that permeates substances, arguing that in a pound of any substance, one could not simply pick out the particles of phlogiston. Pott also observed the fact that when certain substances are burned they increase in mass instead of losing the mass of the phlogiston as it escapes; according to him, phlogiston was the basic fire principle and could not be obtained by itself. Flames were considered to be a mix of phlogiston and water, while a phlogiston-and-earthy mixture could not burn properly. Phlogiston permeates everything in the universe, it could be released as heat when combined with an acid. Pott proposed the following properties: 348: 487: 375:, and it was in this form that the theory probably had its greatest influence. The term 'phlogiston' itself was not something that Stahl invented. There is evidence that the word was used as early as 1606, and in a way that was very similar to what Stahl was using it for. The term was derived from a Greek word meaning inflame. The following paragraph describes Stahl's view of phlogiston: 1320: 22: 551:, the densities of magnesium and its combustion product showed that just being lighter than air could not account for the increase in weight. Stahl himself did not address the problem of the metals that burn gaining weight, but those who followed his school of thought were the ones that worked on this problem. 628:
occur only in the presence of water, that they directly involve water, and that water is regenerated and is detectable at the end of the reaction. Based on her experiments, she disagreed with some of the conclusions of Lavoisier as well as with the phlogiston theorists that he critiqued. Her book on
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also created a very complete picture of phlogiston. When reading Stahl's work, he assumed that phlogiston was in fact very material. He, therefore, came to the conclusion that phlogiston has the property of levity, or that it makes the compound that it is in much lighter than it would be without the
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was a key feature of combustion and was released when combustible substances were burned. Becher did not have much to do with phlogiston theory as we know it now, but he had a large influence on his student Stahl. Becher's main contribution was the start of the theory itself, however much of it was
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To Stahl, metals were compounds containing phlogiston in combination with metallic oxides (calces); when ignited, the phlogiston was freed from the metal leaving the oxide behind. When the oxide was heated with a substance rich in phlogiston, such as charcoal, the calx again took up phlogiston and
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In general, substances that burned in the air were said to be rich in phlogiston; the fact that combustion soon ceased in an enclosed space was taken as clear-cut evidence that air had the capacity to absorb only a finite amount of phlogiston. When the air had become completely phlogisticated it
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Experienced chemists who supported Stahl's phlogiston theory attempted to respond to the challenges suggested by Lavoisier and the newer chemists. In doing so, phlogiston theory became more complicated and assumed too much, contributing to the overall demise of the theory. Many people tried to
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brought the theory of phlogiston to France, where he was a very influential scientist and teacher, popularizing the theory very quickly. Many of his students became very influential scientists in their own right, Lavoisier included. The French viewed phlogiston as a very subtle principle that
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is evident only after a long time, and is due either to the fact that the particles of the body become more compact, decrease the volume and hence increase the density as in the case of lead, or those little heavy particles of air become lodged in the substance as in the case of powdered
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when burned, releasing stored phlogiston, which is absorbed by the air. Growing plants then absorb this phlogiston, which is why air does not spontaneously combust and also why plant matter burns. This method of accounting for combustion was inverse to the
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in 1723. According to Stahl, phlogiston was a substance that was not able to be put into a bottle but could be transferred nonetheless. To him, wood was just a combination of ash and phlogiston, and making a metal was as simple as getting a metal
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Experiments and Observations Relating to the Analysis of Atmospherical Air: Also, Farther Experiments Relating to the Generation of Air from Water. ... To which are Added, Considerations on the Doctrine of Phlogiston, and the Decomposition of
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Eventually, quantitative experiments revealed problems, including the fact that some metals gained weight after they burned, even though they were supposed to have lost phlogiston. Some phlogiston proponents, like
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The reason it causes expansion in most bodies is unknown, but not accidental. It is proportional to the compactness of the texture of the bodies or to the intimacy of their constitution.
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For a discussion of how the term phlogiston was understood during the eighteenth century, see: James R Partington & Douglas McKie; "Historical studies on the phlogiston theory";
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reworded his theory many times, and even though he is said to have thought the theory of phlogiston was doomed, he stood by phlogiston and tried to make the theory work.
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was almost pure phlogiston, which is why heating it with a metallic calx transforms the calx into the metal and Stahl attempted to prove that the phlogiston in soot and
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that applied only to compounds. Experience had shown that burning was not always accompanied by a loss of material, and a better theory was needed to account for this.
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rather than a material substance. By the end of the eighteenth century, for the few chemists who still used the term phlogiston, the concept was linked to
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reinforced this idea by characterising them as moist, dry, hot, and cold. Fire was thus thought of as a substance, and burning was seen as a process of
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Pott's formulations proposed little new theory; he merely supplied further details and rendered existing theory more approachable to the common man.
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During the eighteenth century, as it became clear that metals gained weight after they were oxidized, phlogiston was increasingly regarded as a
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in 1772, and the pair used the theory to explain his results. The residue of air left after burning, in fact, a mixture of nitrogen and
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phlogiston. He also showed that air was needed for combustion by putting substances in a sealed flask and trying to burn them.
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in the 1770s and by other scientists. Phlogiston theory led to experiments that ultimately resulted in the identification (
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Examen chimique de la doctrine du phlogistique et de la doctrine des pneumatistes par rapport à la nature de l'eau
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introduced Lavoisier's work in Italy. Giobert won a prize competition from the Academy of Letters and Sciences of
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remodel their theories on phlogiston to have the theory work with what Lavoisier was doing in his experiments.
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vanishes in all analysis, yet it is in all bodies. Essentially they followed straight from Stahl's theory.
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also negated the buoyancy that had disguised the weight of the gases of combustion, and culminated in the
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would no longer serve to support the combustion of any material, nor would a metal heated in it yield a
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capable of combining with more phlogiston and thus supporting combustion for longer than ordinary air.
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changed after him. Becher's idea was that combustible substances contain an ignitable matter, the
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When set in motion, phlogiston is the chief active principle in nature of all inanimate bodies.
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regenerated the metal. Phlogiston was a definite substance, the same in all its combinations.
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in 1792 for his work refuting phlogiston theory. He presented a paper at the
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The Overthrow of Phlogiston Theory: The Chemical Revolution of 1775–1789
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The form of phlogiston consists of a circular movement around its axis.
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showed that combustion requires a gas that has weight (specifically,
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Discovery of the Perviousness of Glass to Ponderable Parts of Flame
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the subject appeared in print soon after Lavoisier's execution for
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When homogeneous it cannot be consumed or dissipated in a fire.
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that there were four elements—water, earth, fire, and air—and
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Phlogiston remained the dominant theory until the 1770s when
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Stahl's first definition of phlogiston first appeared in his
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Rayner-Canham, Marelene; Rayner-Canham, Geoffrey (2001).
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Heads of lectures on a course of experimental philosophy
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having taken up all of the phlogiston. Conversely, when
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Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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make it much more understandable to a general audience
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Index


J. J. Becher
superseded scientific theory
element
/flɒˈɪstən,fl-,-ɒn/
combustion
Ancient Greek
φλογιστόν
φλόξ
phlogistic
Johann Joachim Becher
Georg Ernst Stahl
combustion
rusting
oxidation
Antoine Lavoisier
oxygen
Joseph Priestley
Antoine Lavoisier
oxygen theory
calx
Joseph Black
Daniel Rutherford
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
Joseph Priestley
oxygen
Empedocles
classical theory
Aristotle

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