Handbook of chemistryBlanchard and Lea, 1854 - 681 pages |
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... potassium - Potassa - Hydrate of potassa - Uses of potassa , ?? 141-143 . NITRATE OF POTASSA - Occurrence in nature ... potassium - Chloride , bromide , and iodide of potassium - Valuation of iodide of potassium - Fluoride of potassium ...
... potassium - Potassa - Hydrate of potassa - Uses of potassa , ?? 141-143 . NITRATE OF POTASSA - Occurrence in nature ... potassium - Chloride , bromide , and iodide of potassium - Valuation of iodide of potassium - Fluoride of potassium ...
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... potassium ( KCy = KNC ,, prepared by Liebig's process ) is very valuable as a reducing agent ; most metallic oxides , when fused with cyanide of potassium , part with their oxygen to this salt , converting it into cyanate of potassa ...
... potassium ( KCy = KNC ,, prepared by Liebig's process ) is very valuable as a reducing agent ; most metallic oxides , when fused with cyanide of potassium , part with their oxygen to this salt , converting it into cyanate of potassa ...
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... potassium and ten parts of starch are boiled together , for a few moments , with two hundred parts of water , and white filtering - paper is saturated with the liquid thus obtained . Such paper is immediately turned blue when introduced ...
... potassium and ten parts of starch are boiled together , for a few moments , with two hundred parts of water , and white filtering - paper is saturated with the liquid thus obtained . Such paper is immediately turned blue when introduced ...
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... potassium and sodium are heated in ammoniacal gas , it will be found that one - third of the hydrogen escapes ; the residue has the composition KNH ,, or NaNH , : – NH + K = KNH , + H . This compound is termed amidide , or amide of ...
... potassium and sodium are heated in ammoniacal gas , it will be found that one - third of the hydrogen escapes ; the residue has the composition KNH ,, or NaNH , : – NH + K = KNH , + H . This compound is termed amidide , or amide of ...
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... potassium or sodium on a piece of moistened chloride of ammonium , or in a solution of the latter , the same compound is produced . This is regarded as the amalgam of mercury with the substance ammonium , NII . When it is placed in ...
... potassium or sodium on a piece of moistened chloride of ammonium , or in a solution of the latter , the same compound is produced . This is regarded as the amalgam of mercury with the substance ammonium , NII . When it is placed in ...
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acetate alkaline alloy alumina ammonia anhydrous antimony apparatus aqueous arsenic arsenious acid barium baryta binoxide bisulphide boiling bottle bromine calcium carbonate of soda carbonic acid charcoal chloric acid chloride chloride of ammonium color colorless combination combustion compound concentrated condensed containing converted cool copper cork crucible crystalline crystals decomposed decomposition deposited dilute dissolved distillation dried employed equivalent evaporated evolved excess expelled exposed filter flame flask formula fused gases glass gradually high temperature hydrate hydrochloric acid hydrogen hydrosulphuric acid ignited insoluble iodine latter lead lime liquid magnesia manganese mass mercury mineral mixed mixture nitre nitric acid nitrogen obtained oxygen passing phosphate phosphoric acid phosphorus platinum portion potassium powder prepared present produced residue retort salt sesquioxide sesquioxide of iron silicic silicic acid small quantity sodium soluble in water solution substance sulphate sulphide sulphuretted hydrogen sulphuric acid teroxide tion tube vessel volatile volume washed weight yellow zinc
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