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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... dissolved in nitric acid , the solution being boiled , so that the arsenic present receiving oxygen from the acid may be converted into arsenic acid ; a so- lution of nitrate of lead is then dropped in , and the liquor evaporated by a ...
... dissolved in nitric acid , the solution being boiled , so that the arsenic present receiving oxygen from the acid may be converted into arsenic acid ; a so- lution of nitrate of lead is then dropped in , and the liquor evaporated by a ...
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... dissolved by a number of acids ; its solutions being ge- nerally of a green colour , and crystalliz- able . The ... dissolve it and with ammonia , in parti- cular , soluble triple salts are formed . Pot- ash and soda dissolve even a ...
... dissolved by a number of acids ; its solutions being ge- nerally of a green colour , and crystalliz- able . The ... dissolve it and with ammonia , in parti- cular , soluble triple salts are formed . Pot- ash and soda dissolve even a ...
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... dissolve tin ; and Dr. Wood . house of Pennsylvania affirms , that in a highly concentrated and pure state it acts not ... dissolved ; taking care to avoid the fumes , as the ves- sel must be left open : or by distilling nitric acid with ...
... dissolve tin ; and Dr. Wood . house of Pennsylvania affirms , that in a highly concentrated and pure state it acts not ... dissolved ; taking care to avoid the fumes , as the ves- sel must be left open : or by distilling nitric acid with ...
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... dissolved , be- cause equally soluble in cold and in hot water . Subsequent evaporation of the residue will separate ... dissolve in the mouth , is such as to predominate over the real taste at first . Seven parts of water dissolve two ...
... dissolved , be- cause equally soluble in cold and in hot water . Subsequent evaporation of the residue will separate ... dissolve in the mouth , is such as to predominate over the real taste at first . Seven parts of water dissolve two ...
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... dissolve only 2.9 . On being exposed to a gentle heat nitre fuses ; and in this state being pour- ed into moulds ... dissolves nearly twice as much as cold . Applied to the wick of a candle , or add- colour to the flame . On this account ...
... dissolve only 2.9 . On being exposed to a gentle heat nitre fuses ; and in this state being pour- ed into moulds ... dissolves nearly twice as much as cold . Applied to the wick of a candle , or add- colour to the flame . On this account ...
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