The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... acid may be con- verted into arsenie acid ; a solution of ni trate of lead is then dropped in , and the liquor evaporated by a very gentle heat but not quite to dryness . Alcohol poured into this solution precipitates every salt , but ...
... acid may be con- verted into arsenie acid ; a solution of ni trate of lead is then dropped in , and the liquor evaporated by a very gentle heat but not quite to dryness . Alcohol poured into this solution precipitates every salt , but ...
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... acids ; its solutions being gene rally of a green colour and crystallizable . The salts of nickel are decomposed by the alkalies , and the oxide , more or less free from the acid , is thrown down . If the alkalies are added in excess ...
... acids ; its solutions being gene rally of a green colour and crystallizable . The salts of nickel are decomposed by the alkalies , and the oxide , more or less free from the acid , is thrown down . If the alkalies are added in excess ...
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... acid of sugar . This species is found in Transylvania , consisting of yellow sand , intermixed with fragments of granite , gneiss , and mica - slate , and from which gold is obtained by wash- ing . It comes to us commonly intermixed ...
... acid of sugar . This species is found in Transylvania , consisting of yellow sand , intermixed with fragments of granite , gneiss , and mica - slate , and from which gold is obtained by wash- ing . It comes to us commonly intermixed ...
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... acid disen- gages from them fumes which have the odour of nitric acid : when heated with muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which ...
... acid disen- gages from them fumes which have the odour of nitric acid : when heated with muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which ...
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... Acid ... Potash .. Water ..44 ... 51.8 4.2 100.0 Nitre furnishes all the nitric acid in all its states , employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar ...
... Acid ... Potash .. Water ..44 ... 51.8 4.2 100.0 Nitre furnishes all the nitric acid in all its states , employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar ...
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