The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-19

| Mrs d. Not 70 much 70 a, you imagine many
e he a.c.e. ;er are ALREADY acquainted with and
the others will feon become familiar to you. But be-
Tore We proceed farther it will he neceary to give
you lome idea of chymcal attraction, power on
which the whole fcience depends.
Cbymeai di,se7ion, the styai7is4 sf Cezs,ftioR
eontitis in the peculiar tendency which bodies of a
different nature have to unite with each other Ii is
oy this force that all the competitions, and decompo-
| iItions, are effected.
Emily. What is the difference between chymical
attraction, and the attraction OF coheon OF of aggre
CATION, which you often mentioned to as in former
conversations !
| Mrs. B. The attraction of coheGon EXITS only be-
tween particles OF the Jane nature, whether iimole
or compound; thus it unres the particles of piece
OF metal which is imple iubliapce, and likewife the
particles of loaf Of bread which is a compound
The attraction Of competition, the contrary unites
and maintains in Gate of combination particles OF a
gim1, nature it is this power that forms each of
the compound particles of which bread conffts; aud
is by the attraction of coheon that all tee psrti-
cics are connected into Jingle MATS
Emily The attraction Of cohefon, then, is the
power which unitss the integrant particles Of body
the attraction of competition thas which combines the
conIti,uent particles, Is it NOT foi
Mrs d. precifey: and obferve tina, the at;ratai-
on OF coheion untss particles Of mlar nature With
ost changing their original properties the refult of
ie an union, therefore, body of the fame kind a,
the particles Of which it is formed whila the attrac
zion OF competition, by combining particles of DIFF
Inlar nature, produces new bodes quite dHeren,
from any Of their csnluent Particles. g. for iplance
pour on che piece of copper confirmed in this oals
ome Of thi. liquid (which called nitric aeid} for
winch has lrong attraetion every particle ofthe
copper will combine with particle of acid, and TO-
gether they will form new body, totally dffersn,
from either the copper or the acid.
DO you obierve the internal commo,ion ,bs. alrea
dy begins TO take place Il isprndnccd by the es.,
binaton of thefs llbaauees and yet the acid ha,
IN this cafe to overcome not only the reaance which
the itrong eoellon OF the particles Of copper oppole
to us combination with the but ALTO che WEIGH, Of
the copper which n'akest fink the bottom Of the
gals, and prevents the acid from having lch f.sse
GELS 70 It as 1t would il the metal fupsn,cd IN
the liquid.
Emily. The acid feems, however, tn overcome
both thee obfsces without difficulty, and ap,sars 70
be very rapidly diIolvng the copper
Mrs y. BY tbis Ucaus IL reduces the conner into
Minute parts, chan could politely be done by any
mechanical power But as the acid can an o,lv on
tie iuraee Of the metal will be fonne time before
the pnion Of thcfe two bodies will be completed
You ruay, however, already fee howfotally differ
ent this compound IS from either Of its ingredients
Il neither eoloureis like the acid nor hard heavy
and yellow like the copper, II you taned it, You
would longer perceive the lournefs Of the acid +,
has At prefeUt the appearance sf blue Hqaid; but
when re union is completed. and the wafer with
which the acid is diluted is evaporsted it will sgun,e
the form Of regular efyals, Of fine blue colour and
perfectly transparent. or rhee can fhow vol, fee
sin,en, as have prepared fcne for that pnrpofe.
Caroline. How very beautiful they are, in colour,
form and transparency