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Why did scientists think that outer space was filled with a thin substance called ether?
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Prior the Maxwell's explanation of the propagation of electromagnetic waves, those waves that scientists were familiar with required a medium for their propagation. They therefore proposed the existence of ether through which waves such as light could move.
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Space was once believed to be filled with?
Space was once believed to be filled with ether. Ether is a colorless and odorless liquid gas that is highly flammable.
Is ether mixture or pure substance?
Neither, its a pure substance
Is the evaporation of ether a chemical change?
No. Evaporation of ether or any other substance is a physical change as the identity of the substance remains the same.
Who was the first person to discover ether?
Ether is a compound which is created by the condensation of alcohols. It was first discovered in 1275, by Raymundus Lullis, and was put into use as a medical anesthetic in 1842 by Crawford Williamson Long. Aether (pronounced like ether) is a non-existing substance, which early physicists believed filled the universe.
When ether is exposed to air for some time which explosive substance is produced?
Ethylic ether can produce diethyl ether peroxide which is highly explosive.
Are any substance has a boiling point of 34.5?
ether
What is the name of the substance in which protons and neutrons are built?
ether
Is ether a basic compound?
Ether is indeed a pure substance rather than a mixture. The boiling point of ether is 94.28 degrees Fahrenheit or 34.6 degrees Celsius.
Is ether a polar substance?
Polar. the C-O bond are polar
What is the chemical classification of butyl ether?
Chemically, butyl ether is an ether. It may also be called a butoxy compound.
What is a ether?
What scientists thought was in the empty parts of space, until Einstein corrected them. Or an ether can refer to an organic molecule in which two hydrocarbon chains are bonded to an oxygen atom.
What was space believed to be filled with?
Ether. Then God created the Ethernet and caught every orbiting fish!
