A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Volume 15Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... muriate of bismuth , muriate of antimony , nitrate of nickel , muriates of gold and platinum , it produces white precipitates . When melted with borax it yields a bluish color ; and • paper dipped in its solution becomes , in the sun ...
... muriate of bismuth , muriate of antimony , nitrate of nickel , muriates of gold and platinum , it produces white precipitates . When melted with borax it yields a bluish color ; and • paper dipped in its solution becomes , in the sun ...
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... muriate of barytes . Dilute the liquid with a large body of water , and add caustic ammonia to it , as long as any precipitate falls . Dissolve this in vinegar , and throw it down again with ammo- nia . Digest on the precipitate about ...
... muriate of barytes . Dilute the liquid with a large body of water , and add caustic ammonia to it , as long as any precipitate falls . Dissolve this in vinegar , and throw it down again with ammo- nia . Digest on the precipitate about ...
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... Muriate of morphia is in feather - shaped crys- tals , and needles . It is soluble in ten and a half times its weight of distilled water . Its consti- tuents are , Acid Morphia Water 35 4.625 41 5.132 24 100 The acetate crystallises in ...
... Muriate of morphia is in feather - shaped crys- tals , and needles . It is soluble in ten and a half times its weight of distilled water . Its consti- tuents are , Acid Morphia Water 35 4.625 41 5.132 24 100 The acetate crystallises in ...
Page 204
... muriate of barytes , and both the nitrate and muriate of lime . It acts very little on the metals , but forms with their oxides salts scarcely soluble . It precipi- tates the nitrates of silver , lead , and mercury . With potash it ...
... muriate of barytes , and both the nitrate and muriate of lime . It acts very little on the metals , but forms with their oxides salts scarcely soluble . It precipi- tates the nitrates of silver , lead , and mercury . With potash it ...
Page 206
... muriate of potassa ar.d soda , lactate of lime , of soda , and phosphate of lime . According to Fourcroy and Vauquelin , the mu- cus is the same in all the mucous membranes . On the contrary , Berzelius thinks it variable ac- cording to ...
... muriate of potassa ar.d soda , lactate of lime , of soda , and phosphate of lime . According to Fourcroy and Vauquelin , the mu- cus is the same in all the mucous membranes . On the contrary , Berzelius thinks it variable ac- cording to ...
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