British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which the most important is the ni trate of potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the ...
... muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which the most important is the ni trate of potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the ...
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... muriatic , from the impurity of the nitrate employed . If the former , a solution of nitrate of barytes will occasion a white precipitate : if the latter , nitrate of silver will render it milky . The sulphuric acid may be separated by ...
... muriatic , from the impurity of the nitrate employed . If the former , a solution of nitrate of barytes will occasion a white precipitate : if the latter , nitrate of silver will render it milky . The sulphuric acid may be separated by ...
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... muriatic , known formerly by the name of aqua re- gia , and now by that of nitro - muriatic acid , has the property of dissolving gold and platina . On mixing the two acids , heat is given out , an effervescence takes place , oxygenated ...
... muriatic , known formerly by the name of aqua re- gia , and now by that of nitro - muriatic acid , has the property of dissolving gold and platina . On mixing the two acids , heat is given out , an effervescence takes place , oxygenated ...
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... muriatic acid , which dissolves these metals , has no solvent action on silver . Hence the necessity of varying the solvent accord- ing to the nature of the ore under exa- mination . We shall give a few instances , by which the reader ...
... muriatic acid , which dissolves these metals , has no solvent action on silver . Hence the necessity of varying the solvent accord- ing to the nature of the ore under exa- mination . We shall give a few instances , by which the reader ...
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... muriatic acid , which will throw down an oxide of tin . Let this be redissolved by an excess of muri- atic acid ; again precipitated by carbon- ate of soda ; and being dried and weigh- ed , let it , after lixiviation , be once more ...
... muriatic acid , which will throw down an oxide of tin . Let this be redissolved by an excess of muri- atic acid ; again precipitated by carbon- ate of soda ; and being dried and weigh- ed , let it , after lixiviation , be once more ...
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