Project Gutenberg 2016-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 162 Keiser, Edward Harrison 1861 On the Existence of Active Oxygen Thesis Presented for the Attainment of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University Produced by Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On the Existence of Active Oxygen" by Edward Harrison Keiser is a scientific publication presented as a thesis for the attainment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, written in the late 19th century. The work extensively explores the chemical properties and potential states of oxygen, particularly focusing on the concept of active or nascent oxygen, which refers to a hypothesized state of oxygen that has stronger oxidizing properties than its ordinary form. In this thesis, Keiser critically examines historical research and experiments surrounding the existence of active oxygen, addressing theories posited by noted chemists like Schönbein, Baumann, and Remsen. He meticulously describes various experiments aimed at detecting this alleged state of oxygen and evaluates their findings regarding oxidative properties under specific conditions. Ultimately, Keiser concludes that the evidence for active oxygen's existence remains unsubstantiated, suggesting that the reactions attributed to it may instead be explained by the behavior of stable chemical compounds such as hydrogen dioxide. His work contributes to the broader understanding of elemental behaviors and challenges the scientific community to revisit and rigorously test the assumptions surrounding the nature of oxygen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Oxygen QD Text Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry 86543 2025-09-21T04:21:01.757916 text/html 64733 2024-10-23T00:37:42 text/html 194083 2025-09-21T04:21:04.087915 application/epub+zip 193036 2025-09-21T04:21:02.292969 application/epub+zip 88637 2025-09-21T04:21:02.034944 application/epub+zip 234579 2025-09-21T04:21:05.557904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221163 2025-09-21T04:21:03.825948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117326 2022-09-23T19:28:10.706392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63977 2025-09-21T04:21:01.559940 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44108 2024-10-23T00:37:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16010 2025-09-21T04:21:05.679909 application/rdf+xml 13006 2025-09-21T04:21:02.107941 image/jpeg 2705 2025-09-21T04:21:02.071917 image/jpeg 189750 2025-09-21T04:21:01.773914 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog