Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volume 12Francis Lieber Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company, 1840 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 26
... acid and strontites into the wick of a lighted candle , or by setting fire ... acid , evaporating the solution to dryness , re- dissolving and evaporating slowly ... sulphur , 5 parts of chlorate of potash , and 4 parts of sulphu- ret of ...
... acid and strontites into the wick of a lighted candle , or by setting fire ... acid , evaporating the solution to dryness , re- dissolving and evaporating slowly ... sulphur , 5 parts of chlorate of potash , and 4 parts of sulphu- ret of ...
Page 27
... sulphuric acid 42. Be- fore the blow - pipe , it decrepitates and melts , without perceptibly coloring the flame ... acid , Water . 69.50 30.00 .50 100.00 It is soluble with effervescence in the muriatic and nitric acids ; and paper ...
... sulphuric acid 42. Be- fore the blow - pipe , it decrepitates and melts , without perceptibly coloring the flame ... acid , Water . 69.50 30.00 .50 100.00 It is soluble with effervescence in the muriatic and nitric acids ; and paper ...
Page 29
... acids , and by double decomposition . - Sulphate of strychnia crystallizes in cubes , and is soluble in less than ten times its weight of cold water . It consists of sulphuric acid 90.5 and strychnia 9.5 . Muriate of strychnia crys ...
... acids , and by double decomposition . - Sulphate of strychnia crystallizes in cubes , and is soluble in less than ten times its weight of cold water . It consists of sulphuric acid 90.5 and strychnia 9.5 . Muriate of strychnia crys ...
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... acid derived from the distillation of amber . By adding one twelfth part of sulphuric acid , diluted with an equal weight of water , the yield of acid is much increased . The acid , being dissolved in hot water , and filtered , is to be ...
... acid derived from the distillation of amber . By adding one twelfth part of sulphuric acid , diluted with an equal weight of water , the yield of acid is much increased . The acid , being dissolved in hot water , and filtered , is to be ...
Page 44
... sulphuric acid and a quantity of cream of lime , rather more than enough for the saturation of the acid . Heat is now applied as briskly as possible to the copper . A solid , thick froth , of a greenish - gray color , forms , and ...
... sulphuric acid and a quantity of cream of lime , rather more than enough for the saturation of the acid . Heat is now applied as briskly as possible to the copper . A solid , thick froth , of a greenish - gray color , forms , and ...
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